A Study of Radon Concentration in Drinking Water of Lolab valley, Kashmir Himalaya

Authors

  • Mohammad Rafiq Chakan Department of Physics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190 006, India
  • Sajad Masood Department of Physics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190 006, India
  • Salik Nazir Department of Physics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190 006, India
  • Mehak Mohi u Din Department of Physics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190 006, India
  • Amit Kumar Singla Department of Physics, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab 151 001, India
  • Supriya Rani Department of Physics, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab 151 001, India
  • Shakeel Simnani Department of Physics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar 190 006, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56042/ijpap.v61i6.2433

Keywords:

Drinking water samples, Smart Radon Monitor, Radon concentration, Inhalation dose, Lolab Kashmir

Abstract

In the present study, radon concentration has been estimated in drinking water samples of different locations of Lolab in Kupwara district of Kashmir valley. A scintillation based detector, (Smart RnDuo) has been used to evaluate the radon concentration in collected drinking water samples. In addition, the surface contamination of gamma radiations at each location was detected using portable gamma ray detector (PM 1405, Polimaster Inc., USA). The radon concentration in drinking water samples has been found to vary from 3.27 to 59.50 BqL−1, with an average of 23.65 BqL-1.The annual inhalation dose varied from 0.01 to 0.15 mSvy-1. The average annual inhalation dose was found to be 0.06 mSvy-1 and it lies well within the permissible limits.

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Published

2023-06-12