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Table 4 . Average gamma absorbed dose , annual effective dose , and health hazard indices of soil samples .
Ra eq
Health hazard indices
Gamma
abs . dose
AED
Gamma abs . dose Meas . ( nGy h �1 )
Sl . No . Locations ( Bq kg �1 ) H in H ex I g ( nGy h �1 ) ( mSv y �1 ) D in D out ( mSv y �1 )
Alur taluk
1
Alur city
130
0.45
0.35
0.48
61
0.38
146 ± 6
115 ± 5
0.86
1.27
2
Palya
98
0.34
0.27
0.37
46
0.28
159 ± 6
127 ± 7
0.94
1.25
3
Kundur
80
0.27
0.22
0.3
37
0.23
80 ± 5
63 ± 4
0.47
1.27
4
Magge
178
0.6
0.48
0.66
83
0.51
211 ± 7
175 ± 7
1.25
1.21
Arakalagud taluk
5
Arakalagud city
146
0.48
0.4
0.55
68
0.42
185 ± 5
126 ± 5
1.06
1.47
6
Ramanathapura
124
0.43
0.34
0.46
58
0.36
135 ± 8
108 ± 8
0.79
1.25
7
Konanuru
86
0.28
0.23
0.32
40
0.25
118 ± 5
92 ± 4
0.69
1.28
8
Doddamagge
72
0.24
0.2
0.27
34
0.21
126 ± 5
85 ± 4
0.72
1.48
Arsikere taluk
9
Arsikere city
260
0.87
0.7
0.96
120
0.74
306 ± 8
240 ± 7
1.8
1.28
10
Bhageshpura
253
0.82
0.69
0.94
117
0.72
299 ± 7
278 ± 10
1.81
1.08
11
Javgal
269
0.87
0.73
1.01
127
0.78
286 ± 5
241 ± 15
1.7
1.19
12
Byrapura
158
0.53
0.43
0.6
75
0.46
113 ± 6
87 ± 4
0.66
1.3
Belur taluk
13
Belur
108
0.37
0.29
0.4
50
0.31
243 ± 7
214 ± 6
1.46
1.14
14
Halebeedu
107
0.38
0.29
0.39
49
0.3
174 ± 6
78 ± 4
0.95
2.23
15
Hagare
111
0.39
0.3
0.42
53
0.33
109 ± 5
87 ± 5
0.64
1.25
16
Yagachi
130
0.47
0.35
0.47
60
0.37
136 ± 5
96 ± 5
0.78
1.42
Channarayapatna taluk
17
Channarayapatna
259
0.8
0.7
0.96
118
0.73
391 ± 6
350 ± 8
2.35
1.12
18
Thagadur
172
0.57
0.46
0.63
78
0.48
240 ± 8
226 ± 5
1.45
1.06
19
Nuggehally
132
0.47
0.36
0.48
61
0.37
183 ± 5
143 ± 4
1.07
1.28
20
Shravanabelagola
231
0.75
0.63
0.87
108
0.67
284 ± 5
238 ± 7
1.75
1.1
Hassan taluk
21
Kuvempunagara
175
0.61
0.47
0.64
80
0.49
383 ± 9
356 ± 11
2.32
1.08
22
Malnad Eng College
231
0.77
0.63
0.86
107
0.66
348 ± 12
243 ± 8
2.01
1.43
23
MCF
211
0.7
0.57
0.8
100
0.61
330 ± 11
309 ± 9
2
1.07
24
MMIL
395
1.27
1.07
1.42
176
1.08
284 ± 7
291 ± 9
1.75
0.98
25
Vijay nagar
82
0.29
0.22
0.3
37
0.23
139 ± 5
122 ± 5
0.83
1.14
26
Gorur
218
0.73
0.59
0.81
101
0.62
192 ± 9
165 ± 5
1.14
1.16
Holenarasipura taluk
27
Holenarasipura
214
0.72
0.58
0.78
98
0.61
296 ± 9
217 ± 7
1.72
1.36
28
Arehally
262
0.87
0.71
0.97
121
0.75
278 ± 9
255 ± 6
1.68
1.09
29
Neggalahally
141
0.47
0.38
0.53
66
0.41
157 ± 5
124 ± 7
0.92
1.27
30
Padavalahippe
260
0.87
0.7
0.95
125
0.77
232 ± 9
174 ± 6
1.35
1.33
Sakaleshpura taluk
31
Sakaleshpura
68
0.25
0.18
0.25
31
0.19
165 ± 7
109 ± 5
0.94
1.51
32
Anemahal
84
0.27
0.23
0.32
40
0.25
82 ± 5
74 ± 4
0.5
1.12
33
Hethur
119
0.4
0.32
0.45
59
0.36
136 ± 6
96 ± 5
0.78
1.42
34
Bage
142
0.48
0.39
0.52
66
0.41
112 ± 7
87 ± 7
0.66
1.29
Tumkur district
35
Honnavalli
139
0.48
0.38
0.51
65
0.4
145 ± 6
129 ± 5
0.87
1.12
36
Nonavinakere
183
0.63
0.49
0.66
83
0.51
156 ± 5
135 ± 5
0.93
1.15
37
Chikkanayakanahally
147
0.49
0.4
0.53
66
0.41
122 ± 6
118 ± 4
0.75
1.04
Chikkamagaluru district
38
Belavadi
162
0.54
0.44
0.6
75
0.47
161 ± 7
140 ± 6
0.96
1.15
39
Kadur
180
0.6
0.49
0.67
84
0.52
171 ± 5
153 ± 5
1.03
1.11
40
Devanur
201
0.68
0.54
0.73
92
0.57
196 ± 6
164 ± 6
1.16
1.2
Minimum
68
0.24
0.18
0.25
31
0.19
80 ± 5
63 ± 4
0.47
0.98
Maximum
395
1.27
1.07
1.42
176
1.08
391 ± 6
356 ± 11
2.35
2.23
Average
168
0.57
0.46
0.63
78
0.49
200 ± 7
166 ± 6
1.18
1.21
AED D in / D out