Radioactivity in food crops from high-background radiation area in southwest India
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10/11/2009
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Current Science
The study was carried out to evaluate radioactive concentration
in food crops grown in naturally highbackground radiation areas in southwest India. Seventeen varieties of food crops were collected from different parts of Kanyakumari district. The gross alpha and beta activities of the collected samples were measured using alpha scintillation counter and low beta
counter respectively.