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Radioactive Pollution in the Ground Water of Bihar – A Brief StudyRahul Kr. Chaudhary
Rahul Kr. Chaudhary, Dr. N. K. Chauhan
Page No. : 65-70
ABSTRACT
A Radioactive pollution has become a matter of concern in Bihar. The increasing amount of Uranium, Thorium, Radium, and Arsenic in the ground water of various district of Bihar has invited serious diseases like cancer and other skin problem. Ground Water Year Book (GWYB), which is released by Central Ground Water Board also has been described it in detail. Actually radioactive pollution occurs when radioactive elements like Uranium, Thorium etc. are present in the environment ,they emits dangerous ionizing radiation that is called radioactive decay. Mainly three different kinds of ray alpha ray, beta ray and gamma ray are associated with this radioactivity. In this review paper we will discuss the effect of this pollution in the different district of Bihar.
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