Assessment of potential risk of cancer due to natural gamma dose rate around Harduaganj Thermal Power Station, Aligarh, U. P., India

Pankaj Kumar; Rajesh Kumar; Mukesh Kumar

doi:10.1007/s10967-024-09774-2

Assessment of potential risk of cancer due to natural gamma dose rate around Harduaganj Thermal Power Station, Aligarh, U. P., India

Pankaj Kumar
, Rajesh Kumar
, Mukesh Kumar

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Abstract

This study assesses the health implications near the Harduaganj Thermal Power Station (HTPS), Aligarh, by measuring internal and external ambient gamma dose rates. The Annual effective doses varies for internal gamma radiation as 1.11 ± 0.14 m Svy⁻¹, for external gamma radiation as 0.19 ± 0.02 m Svy⁻¹, and gives a total gamma radiation as 1.31 ± 0.15 m Svy⁻¹, surpassing UNSCEAR and ICRP limits. The computed reduction coefficients exhibit a range from 1.11 to 2.13. The Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk (ELCR) metric estimates a range from 4.41 × 10⁻³ to 7.44 × 10⁻³. Furthermore, the investigation extends to the estimation of organ-specific doses received by individuals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6475-6485
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume	334
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-024-09774-2
State	Published - Sep 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Annual effective dose
Excess lifetime cancer risk
Gamma radiation
Health effect
Reduction coefficient

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Assessment of potential risk of cancer due to natural gamma dose rate around Harduaganj Thermal Power Station, Aligarh, U. P., India

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