Estimation of Polonium-210 activity in marine and terrestrial samples and computation of ingestion dose to the public in and around Kanyakumari coast, India
The brown mussel Perna perna, an effective bioindicator species for monitoring radioactive pollution, was used to evaluate the concentration of 210Po in and around the coastal areas of Kanyakumari, a Monazite rich region. 210Po concentration in P. perna collected from ten different locations in this...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850714000284 |