Abstract
The measurements of activity concentrations in soil of the lignite belt and soil of the villages surrounding the lignite belt have been carried out in order to present the radiological health hazards due to gamma radiation levels of the soil to general public. A low- background Pb-shielded gamma spectroscopic counting assembly utilizing NaI(Tl) detector was employed for the measurements. The activity concentration of radionuclides have been determined and compared with the international and national recommended values. A correlation analysis was also performed in order to predict the contribution of the respective nuclides towards the measured dose rate and to the find the existence of these radioactive nuclides together in the study area.
Acknowledgement
We would like to thank Professor M. A. Malik, Head department of physics, University of Kashmir for allowing us to carry out the analysis in his department. Further, the first author (Mudasir Ashraf) is highly indebted to Mr. M. A. Bhat, teacher, Govt. Middle School Nichahoma for his help and guidance in collecting the samples from the Nichahoma rural area.
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