Use of hazard index parameters for assessment of radioactivity in soil: A view for change

Conventional pollutants such asSOx, NOx, or TSPM when exceeding their corresponding TLVs/standards definitely cause some adverse effects on health of human. To cause any kind of adverse health effects, the index should approximately exceed about a million. [...]the use of “Hazard” word in exposure i...

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Published inRadiation Protection and Environment Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 59 - 60
Main Author Rao, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.04.2018
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Health aspects
Health risk assessment
Radiation exposure
Radioactivity
Soil radioactivity
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Summary:Conventional pollutants such asSOx, NOx, or TSPM when exceeding their corresponding TLVs/standards definitely cause some adverse effects on health of human. To cause any kind of adverse health effects, the index should approximately exceed about a million. [...]the use of “Hazard” word in exposure indices is completely inappropriate for ambient background exposures. [...]I = 1 corresponds to an annual effective dose of 1 mSv. [...]since all the index parameters are interrelated and correspond to a dose criterion, it is not necessary to use the decades-old Eex and Ein in terms of Hazard Exposure Index.
ISSN:0972-0464
2250-0995
DOI:10.4103/rpe.RPE_61_18