https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122406007
Radioactivity in the industrial effluent disposed soil
1 Department of Mathematics and Applied Sciences, Middle East College of Information Technology - Oman
2 Department of Physics, Annamalai University - Annamalai Nagar Tamilnadu, India
3 Department of Atomic Energy, Radiation Safety Section, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research - Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu, India
* E-mail: senthil@mecit.edu.om
Studies on radiation and radioactivity distribution in the soils of effluent disposed from the sugar industry in India have been conducted. The external gamma dose rates in air and natural radionuclides activities in the soils were measured using an Environmental Radiation Dosimeter and a Gamma-ray Spectrometer respectively. The soil samples were also subject to various physico-chemical analyses. This study revealed some remarkable results that are discussed in the article.
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