Radon and thoron exhalation rate in the soil of Western Haryana, India

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dc.contributor.authorRani, Shakuntala
dc.contributor.authorKundu, Rajender Singh
dc.contributor.authorGarg, Vinod Kumar
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Balvinder
dc.contributor.authorPanghal, Amanjeet
dc.contributor.authorDilbaghi, Neeraj
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-21T10:50:52Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-14T06:39:50Z
dc.date.available2024-01-21T10:50:52Z
dc.date.available2024-08-14T06:39:50Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-29T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10661-023-11046-7
dc.identifier.issn1676369
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/4041
dc.identifier.urlhttps://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10661-023-11046-7
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbHen_US
dc.subjectDose rateen_US
dc.subjectExhalation rateen_US
dc.subjectRadonen_US
dc.subjectRn<sup>222</sup> and Rn<sup>220</sup>en_US
dc.subjectSMART RnDuoen_US
dc.subjectThoronen_US
dc.titleRadon and thoron exhalation rate in the soil of Western Haryana, Indiaen_US
dc.title.journalEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.accesstypeOpen Accessen_US

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