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Study on the spatial distribution of 137Cs content in bottom sediment and benthic species of Mumbai off coast

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The observed 137Cs content in bottom sediment and benthic species of Mumbai off coast varied between 2–370 \( {\text{Bq kg}}_{{ ( {\text{dry)}}}}^{ - 1} \) and <0.08–0.4 \( {\text{Bq kg}}_{{ ( {\text{wet)}}}}^{ - 1} \) respectively. The annual estimated ingestion dose to ‘general public’ due to consumption of benthic species is 0.02 µSv y−1, which is infinitesimally smaller, in comparison to average annual human exposure of 3.01 mSv and also to the internationally accepted public dose limit of 1,000 µSv y−1.

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    S. Sugandhi, V. M. Joshi, S. K. Jha & R. M. Tripathi

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Sugandhi, S., Joshi, V.M., Jha, S.K. et al. Study on the spatial distribution of 137Cs content in bottom sediment and benthic species of Mumbai off coast. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 302, 1345–1348 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3648-2

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