title: Uranium, radium and radon measurements in the environs of Nurpur area, Himachal Himalayas, India.
abstract: LR-115 plastic track detectors have been used for the measurement of radon exhalation rate and radium concentration in soil and rock samples from Nurpur and its adjoining areas of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Uranium concentration is also determined in these samples using fission track technique. The work is undertaken to explore the possibility of uranium prospection and health risk assessments due to uranium and radium in the study area. A positive correlation has been observed between uranium and radon exhalation rate in soil and rocks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, G.N.D.U, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India. surinder51@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Surinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Dinesh Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D007194:India; D008906:Mining; D011883:Radium / Q000032:analysis*; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium; D011886:Radon; D011883:Radium