1Department of Studies in Physics, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore - 570006, Karnataka State, India
2Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore -570006, Karnataka State, India
3BARC, Yelawala, Mysore - 571130, Karnataka State, India
*Email id: msc@physics.uni-mysore.ac.in
Online published on 27 February, 2014.
The dose due to Ra-226 and Rn-222 concentration to the population of Mysore taluk through drinking water pathway was assessed using radon emanometry method. Radium-226 activity concentration varies from BDL to 73 mBql−1 with a median of 17.9 mBql−1 and Radon-222 concentration varies from 0.5 to 643.9 Bql−1 with a median of 23.8 Bql−1. Committed effective dose due to radium and radon concentration through drinking water path was found to vary from 15.6 to be 57.1 μSvy−1 with a geometric mean of 31.3 μSvy−1.
Ra-226, Rn-222, Effective dose, Emanometry, Mysore
