Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India

Abstract Elevated levels of radon and thoron in the indoor atmosphere may cause the deleterious effects on the mankind. Mining sites and their environs attract a special interest in radon studies as higher levels are frequently reported in the habitats. In the present study, radon and thoron levels...

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Main Authors:	G. Suman, K. Vinay Kumar Reddy, M. Sreenath Reddy, Ch. Gopal Reddy, P. Yadagiri Reddy
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1280cb86bc9e455bad4128a39c0870e82021-12-02T13:17:48ZRadon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India10.1038/s41598-021-85698-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/1280cb86bc9e455bad4128a39c0870e82021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85698-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Elevated levels of radon and thoron in the indoor atmosphere may cause the deleterious effects on the mankind. Mining sites and their environs attract a special interest in radon studies as higher levels are frequently reported in the habitats. In the present study, radon and thoron levels were measured in the dwellings of Buddonithanda, a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, with pin-hole (SSNTDs) dosimeters for the period of a year. The measured radon and thoron levels were found to vary widely from 14 to 675 Bq m−3 (geometric mean = 94 Bq m−3) and from 21 to 704 Bq m−3 (geometric mean = 121 Bq m−3), respectively. An attempt was made to understand the large spatial variation of these levels. The seasonal and diurnal variation studies were used in unraveling the behavior of the radioactive isotopes in indoor environment and the same was explained with the help of a simplified mathematical model. Quantification of inhalation dose due to radon and thoron was done with suitable occupancy factors.G. SumanK. Vinay Kumar ReddyM. Sreenath ReddyCh. Gopal ReddyP. Yadagiri ReddyNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q G. Suman K. Vinay Kumar Reddy M. Sreenath Reddy Ch. Gopal Reddy P. Yadagiri Reddy Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India
description	Abstract Elevated levels of radon and thoron in the indoor atmosphere may cause the deleterious effects on the mankind. Mining sites and their environs attract a special interest in radon studies as higher levels are frequently reported in the habitats. In the present study, radon and thoron levels were measured in the dwellings of Buddonithanda, a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, with pin-hole (SSNTDs) dosimeters for the period of a year. The measured radon and thoron levels were found to vary widely from 14 to 675 Bq m−3 (geometric mean = 94 Bq m−3) and from 21 to 704 Bq m−3 (geometric mean = 121 Bq m−3), respectively. An attempt was made to understand the large spatial variation of these levels. The seasonal and diurnal variation studies were used in unraveling the behavior of the radioactive isotopes in indoor environment and the same was explained with the help of a simplified mathematical model. Quantification of inhalation dose due to radon and thoron was done with suitable occupancy factors.
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author	G. Suman K. Vinay Kumar Reddy M. Sreenath Reddy Ch. Gopal Reddy P. Yadagiri Reddy
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title	Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India
title_short	Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India
title_full	Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India
title_fullStr	Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India
title_full_unstemmed	Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India
title_sort	radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, nalgonda district, telangana state, india
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
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Radon and thoron levels in the dwellings of Buddonithanda: a village in the environs of proposed uranium mining site, Nalgonda district, Telangana state, India

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