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Gamma dose monitoring to assess the excess lifetime cancer risk in western Himalaya

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The present work focussed on demarcation of areas with cancer development risk through excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) by assessing spatial variability of gamma dose in outdoor and indoor environment in western Himalaya. Average outdoor gamma dose and outdoor annual effective dose exceed the corresponding world averages. An indoor gamma dose (barring Budgam, Ganderbal and Kashmir University of Kashmir division and Reasi city of Jammu division) also exceed the world average. The probability of cancer development is higher in main-Shopian (3.65 × 10−3), Mala Bagh (2.80 × 10−3), Bundoda (2.88 × 10−3) and Dhadpeta (2.89 × 10−3), as total ELCR exceeds the world average.

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The authors are thankful to the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Department of Atomic Energy for the financial support of the work. We also thank the scientists and staff at Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Section, Health Safety and Environment Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre for the analysis. The inputs and suggestions of anonymous reviwers has improved the manuscript.

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    Gh. Jeelani, Wasim Hassan, Mohammad Saleem & Suhail A. Lone

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Jeelani, G., Hassan, W., Saleem, M. et al. Gamma dose monitoring to assess the excess lifetime cancer risk in western Himalaya. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 328, 245–258 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07647-6

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