DIETARY INTAKE OF 210Po AND 210Pb IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF GOA OF SOUTH-WEST COAST OF INDIA

Authors:
  • HMH. M. Mahesh
    H. M. Mahesh
  • NKN. Karunakara
    N. Karunakara
  • YNY. Narayana
    Y. Narayana
  • HSH. M. Somashekarappa
    H. M. Somashekarappa
  • KSK. Siddappa
    K. Siddappa
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Abstract
This paper deals with the distribution and activity intake of 210Po and 210Pb in food, diet, and potable water samples of the Goa region and the estimated committed effective dose due to ingestion of these radionuclides. The activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb were determined in about 30 food and diet samples from different places of Goa in order to know the distribution and intake of these radionuclides. The activity concentration of 210Po in fish and prawn samples were significantly higher than concentrations found in vegetable and rice samples. Higher concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb were observed in leafy vegetables than in non-leafy vegetables. Among the diet samples the activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb in non-vegetarian meal samples were relatively higher than in vegetarian meal and breakfast samples. The committed effective dose due to annual intake of 210Po was found to be 94.6 μSv, 49.1 μSv, 10.5 μSv, and 2.2 μSv and that of 210Pb found to be 81.6 μSv, 59.9 μSv, 14.6 μSv, and 2.0 μSv for the ingestion of non-vegetarian meal, vegetarian meal, breakfast, and potable water, respectively.

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