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Estimation of Exhalation Rates of Radon/Thoron in Soil in Hanumangarh District of Northern Rajasthan, India


Affiliations
1 Department of Physics, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab 151 001, India
2 Department of Physics, Kashmir University, Jammu & Kashmir 190 006, India
3 Department of Physics, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab 144 001, India
 

Radon and thoron are naturally occurring radioactive gases that are released by geological minerals. If the levels of these gases are high, then their inhalation is closely related to probability of a lung cancer. In present study, radon mass and thoron surface exhalation rates have been evaluated using active radiation detector (Smart RnDuo). It was found that radon mass exhalation rates have lower values while as thoron surface exhalation rates have higher values than the recommended values. The study is valuable as it estimates the radiation contamination of soil, the primary source of contribution towards radon.

Keywords

Radon, Thoron, Exhalation Rates, Smart RnDuo, Radioactivity.
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Authors

Amit Kumar Singla
Department of Physics, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab 151 001, India
Sandeep Kansal
Department of Physics, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab 151 001, India
Supriya Rani
Department of Physics, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab 151 001, India
Salik Nazir
Department of Physics, Kashmir University, Jammu & Kashmir 190 006, India
Rohit Mehra
Department of Physics, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab 144 001, India

Abstract


Radon and thoron are naturally occurring radioactive gases that are released by geological minerals. If the levels of these gases are high, then their inhalation is closely related to probability of a lung cancer. In present study, radon mass and thoron surface exhalation rates have been evaluated using active radiation detector (Smart RnDuo). It was found that radon mass exhalation rates have lower values while as thoron surface exhalation rates have higher values than the recommended values. The study is valuable as it estimates the radiation contamination of soil, the primary source of contribution towards radon.

Keywords


Radon, Thoron, Exhalation Rates, Smart RnDuo, Radioactivity.

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