Radon levels in groundwater in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu, South India

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作者：
Singaraja, C. [1 ]
Chidambaram, S. [2 ]
Jacob, Noble [3 ]
Selvam, S. [4 ]
Johnsonbabu, G. [1 ]
Anandhan, P. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Presidency Coll, Dept Geol, Chennai 600005, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Annamalai Univ, Dept Earth Sci, Annamalainagar 608002, Chidambaram, India
[3] Bhabha Atom Res Ctr, Isotope Prod & Applicat Div, Mumbai 400085, Maharashtra, India
[4] VO Chidambaram Coll, Dept Geol, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India
来源：
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY | 2016年 / 307卷 / 02期
关键词：
Radon activity; Rainfall; Granitic terrain; Tuticorin; NALGONDA DISTRICT; KARNATAKA STATE; ANDHRA-PRADESH; WATER; HIMALAYA; VALLEY; PUNJAB; PARTS; AREAS;
D O I：
10.1007/s10967-015-4312-1
中图分类号：
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号：
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
In the present study, radon concentrations were measured in 70 groundwater samples collected from Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu, India. Radon activity concentration was found in the range of 0.07-40.70 Bq L-1 with an average value of 5.13 Bq L-1. Radon values were compared with USEPA and WHO. In this study radon activity trend is above the permissible limit may be due to influence of heavy rainfall. A good correlation is found with deeper borehole depth and lithology. Granitic terrain is found to have higher radon concentration.
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