Journal
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS
Volume 44, Issue 1, Pages 122-126Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2008.10.006
Keywords
Radon; Springs; Groundwater; Geohydrology; Himalaya
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- Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences
- Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
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The radon content in groundwater sources depends on the radium concentration in the rock of the aquifer. Radon was measured in water in many parts of the world, mostly for the risk assessment due to consumption of drinking water. The exposure to radon through drinking water is largely by inhalation and ingestion. Airborne radon can be released during normal household activities and can pose a greater potential health risk than radon ingested with water. Transport of radon through soil and bedrock by water depends mainly on the percolation of water through the pores and along fractured planes of bedrock. In this study, radon concentration in springs and hand pumps of Kumaun and Garhwal Himalaya, India was measured using radon emanometry technique. The study shows that radon concentration in springs and hand pumps is controlled by geohydrological characteristics, which in turn is also governed by tectonic processes. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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