title: Assessment of alpha radioactivity and dose estimation in widely used medicinal plants environmental monitoring of afforestation.
abstract: This paper reports the presence of alpha radioactivity in a few medicinal plants, which form the main components of some hebal drugs. Assessment of effective dose has also. been done. The total alpha radio activity in medicinal plants has been found within 47 - 245 Bq/Kg and the effective dose found in the range 2.8 - 4.7 μSv. This data is required for environmental monitoring.
authors.forename: Dipakj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Argha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deb
authors.forename: Rosalima
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maiti
authors.forename: Asis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazumder
authors.forename: Sadananda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harh
mesh_terms: D000512:Alpha Particles; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D016468:Forestry; D007194:India; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011834:Radiation Monitoring