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    Minerals and trace elements status of blood serum of lactating goats in a semi-arid region of southwest of Haryana State, India
    (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022-10-05T00:00:00) Singh, Mahavir; Yadav, Poonam; Garg, V.K.; Sharma, Anshu; Singh, Balvinder
    Present study was undertaken to determine Beetal breed goats� serum minerals and trace elements levels which were reared in an organized farm in semi-arid region of south-west of�Haryana State,�India. Ruminants selected�for this study were of 2�6�years�age group in post-calving lactation stage. For the quantification of minerals and trace elements, flame photometry and flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry were used, respectively. The results reported that average minerals (Na, K) concentration in goats� serum was lesser but Ca levels�were higher than the reference values. Average trace elements (Zn and Cu) concentration in serum�was higher than reference values. For the descriptive statistics of the studied variables in goat serum, ORIGIN software package was used. With positive skewness values K, Ca and Zn had distribution towards higher range while Na, Fe and Cu with negative skewness values presented distribution in lower range. Zn represented leptokurtic distribution and also the right clustered scores. Copper with lower inter-quartile range was found to be the sole element which had data points clustered around the mean value. Almost equal arithmetic and geometric mean values of trace elements and minerals in goats� serum suggested lesser spatial variation in the data. � 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
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    Radon and thoron exhalation rate in the soil of Western Haryana, India
    (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023-03-29T00:00:00) Rani, Shakuntala; Kundu, Rajender Singh; Garg, Vinod Kumar; Singh, Balvinder; Panghal, Amanjeet; Dilbaghi, Neeraj
    This study reports the exhalation rates of radon and thoron from surface soil collected from 60 rural sites of district Hisar, Haryana, India. The exhalation rates of Rn222 (radon) and Rn220 (thoron) were measured by portable SMART RnDuo (AQTEK SYSTEMS) using a mass accumulation chamber which was equipped with a scintillation material�coated cell. Dose rates due to natural gamma radiations ranged from 0.526 to 1.139�mSv y?1. The Rn222 mass exhalation rate in soil samples varied from 0.14 to 94.65�mBq�kg?1�h?1. Thoron surface exhalation rates ranged from 46.42 to 619.88 Bq�m?2�h?1. This study gives an idea about the differences in Rn222 and Rn220 exhalation at different locations which may be due to variations in geological features of the locations and characteristics of the topsoil. The findings show that usage of study area�soil as building material is safe. � 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.