Estimation of radionuclides concentration and average annual committed effective dose due to ingestion for some selected medicinal plants of South India

Eight medicinal plants and soil samples from the Malnad area of Karnataka in South India (N 13°29′35.4″; E 75°18′02.4″) were analysed for activity concentrations of natural and artificial radionuclides using HPGe gamma spectrometry. The average annual committed effective dose (AACED) due to the inge...

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Main Authors: K. Chandrashekara, H.M. Somashekarappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1687850715001090