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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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Study of equilibrium status among uranium and thorium series radionuclides in soil samples from Visakhapatnam, India
Pradyumna Lenka1, Anil Gupta1, SK Sahoo1, Aditi C Patra1, A Vinod Kumar2, PM Ravi1, Raj Mangal Tripathi1
1 Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Radiation Safety Systems Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Pradyumna Lenka
Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/rpe.RPE_13_17
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Surface soil samples from coastal region of Visakhapatnam were analyzed for uranium series and thorium series radionuclides by high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometry. Isotopic ratios of 226Ra/238U and 224Ra/232Th were calculated to investigate the radioactive equilibrium status in the samples. 226Ra/238U and 224Ra/232Th ratios were found to vary from 0.80–1.40 to 0.94–1.40 with mean values of 1.05 and 0.99, respectively. Results showed a prevalent radioactive equilibrium for both uranium and thorium series radionuclides in the surface soil of the study area. |
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