Background radiation and individual dosimetry in the costal area of Tamil Nadu, India.

Abstract:

:South coast of India is known as the high-level background radiation area (HBRA) mainly due to beach sands that contain natural radionuclides as components of the mineral monazite. The rich deposit of monazite is unevenly distributed along the coastal belt of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. An HBRA site that laid in 2×7 m along the sea was found in the beach of Chinnavillai, Tamil Nadu, where the maximum ambient dose equivalent reached as high as 162.7 mSv y(-1). From the sands collected at the HBRA spot, the high-purity germanium semi-conductor detector identified six nuclides of thorium series, four nuclides of uranium series and two nuclides belonging to actinium series. The highest radioactivity observed was 43.7 Bq g(-1) of Th-228. The individual dose of five inhabitants in Chinnavillai, as measured by the radiophotoluminescence glass dosimetry system, demonstrated the average dose of 7.17 mSv y(-1) ranging from 2.79 to 14.17 mSv y(-1).

journal_name

Radiat Prot Dosimetry

authors

Matsuda N,Brahmanandhan GM,Yoshida M,Takamura N,Suyama A,Koguchi Y,Juto N,Raj YL,Winsley G,Selvasekarapandian S

doi

10.1093/rpd/ncr179

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-07-01 00:00:00

pages

314-7

issue

1-3

eissn

0144-8420

issn

1742-3406

pii

ncr179

journal_volume

146

pub_type

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