Measurement of natural radioactivity in and around Chennai Coast, East Coast of Tamil Nadu, India, using gamma ray spectrometry

The activity concentrations of natural radionuclides in the sediments from Pulicat Lake to Vada Nemmeli of Chennai Coast, Tamil Nadu, have been measured using gamma-ray spectrometry. The average concentration of 238U, 232Th, and 40K are 10.14, 35.02, and 425.82 Bq/kg, respectively, in sediments. Usi...

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Main Authors: M Tholkappian, A Chandrasekaran, N Harikrishnan, Durai Ganesh, G Elango, R Ravisankar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Radiation Protection and Environment
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Online Access:http://www.rpe.org.in/article.asp?issn=0972-0464;year=2017;volume=40;issue=1;spage=9;epage=12;aulast=Tholkappian