Measurement of Seasonal Variation of Outdoor Gamma Radiation Dose Rate Level and Assessment of Consequent Health Hazards in Panchkula, Haryana, India

• Published in: Radiochemistry (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 64; no. 3; pp. 424 - 431
• Main Authors: Tanwer, N., Anand, P., Batra, N., Kant, K., Gautam, Y. P., Sahoo, S. K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01-06-2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Gamma rays; Hazard assessment; Health hazards; Nuclear Chemistry; Radiation dosage; Seasonal variations; seasonal variation; gamma radiation level; annual effective dose; excess lifetime cancer risk
• ISSN: 1066-3622; 1608-3288
• DOI: 10.1134/S1066362222030213

A systematic measurement of outdoor gamma radiations in Panchkula district of Haryana, India, was done using a radiation monitor based on Geiger–Muller technique. The gamma dose rate was found to be in the range from 70.0 ± 3.5 to 168.0 ± 8.4 nSv/h. The annual effective dose (AED) due to the outdoor gamma radiation in Panchkula district was computed to range from 0.086 ± 0.004 to 0.206 ± 0.010 mSv/year. The value of excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) was found to be in the range from 0.322 × 10
–3
to 0.773 × 10
–3
.