title: Radon in the environment and in dwellings in a uranium mining area in eastern India: an overview.
abstract: Radon has been extensively studied in the Singhbhum Thrust Belt (STB) of eastern India where mining and processing of uranium ore has been in progress for over four decades. Emanation from the soil is the main natural source of environmental radon. Releases from mine and emanations from waste rocks and tailings are the technological sources. Rn studies in the environment, dwellings and ground waters in STB are reviewed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Assessment Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 4000085, India. ahkhan1214@gmail.com
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Puranik
mesh_terms: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008906:Mining; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011886:Radon / Q000032:analysis*; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis*; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium; D011886:Radon