Study of naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in top soil of Punjab State from the North Western part of India

The concentration levels of 238 U, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs in top soils of State of Punjab located in the North Western part of India were measured using conventional low background gamma ray spectrometric setup as well as Compton suppressed gamma ray spectrometric setup. The radioactivity level of...

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Published in:	Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry Vol. 302; no. 2; pp. 1049 - 1052
Main Authors:	Srivastava, Alok, Lahiri, Susanta, Maiti, Moumita, Knolle, F., Hoyler, F., Scherer, U. W., Schnug, E. W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-11-2014 Springer
Subjects:	Chemistry Chemistry and Materials Science Diagnostic Radiology Gamma rays Hadrons Heavy Ions Inorganic Chemistry Nuclear Chemistry Nuclear Physics Physical Chemistry Radioactive substances Uranium India India, Punjab Compton suppression system Top soil Th U NORM K Gamma ray spectrometry
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Summary:	The concentration levels of 238 U, 232 Th, 40 K and 137 Cs in top soils of State of Punjab located in the North Western part of India were measured using conventional low background gamma ray spectrometric setup as well as Compton suppressed gamma ray spectrometric setup. The radioactivity level of 238 U and 232 Th was found to vary between 15 Bq/kg and 27 Bq/kg and between 16 Bq/kg and 57 Bq/kg respectively. The radioactivity level of 40 K was found to vary between 266 Bq/kg and 799 Bq/kg. The mean radioactivity level of the NORM in general was found to be similar to what is expected as a result of their normal abundance.
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ISSN:	0236-5731 1588-2780
DOI:	10.1007/s10967-014-3450-1