title: Distribution of naturally occurring radionuclides in soils of the southern districts of Bangladesh.
abstract: The activity concentrations of naturally occurring radioactive materials in soil samples of an elevated radiation background area of nine southern districts of Bangladesh were determined using gamma-ray spectrometry with an aim of evaluating the environmental radioactivity. The outdoor and indoor external effective dose rates and the radiation hazard indices from the soil activity were evaluated with an aim of minimising the harmful effects of ionising radiation to the population of the area concerned. The activity of (137)Cs was measured and observed in some of the locations.
authors.affiliation: Radioactivity Testing and Monitoring Laboratory, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, P.O. Box 1352, Chittagong, Bangladesh. rtl@globalctg.net
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Saleha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yeasmin
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Mostafa
mesh_terms: D001459:Bangladesh; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D013051:Spectrometry, Gamma
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive