Radioactivity Measurements on Some Rock and Water Samples from Dakshin Gangotri, Antarctica.

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Brief Description (Abstract):

The field measurements and laboratory analyses were carried out on some rock and water samples from the Dakshin Gangotri region. It was found that no significant deposits of radioactive minerals exist in the vicinity of the Priyadarshini lake. The water samples collected from the water channels in the ice-shelf and from the Priyadarshini lake were found to be free of any hazardous radioactive contaminations.

Status: Completed

Purpose: The gamma ray spectrometric surveys are useful in locating gamma radiation fields caused by varying concentrations of radio isotopes at different localities. The spectrometric surveys thus provide an effective tool to locate important radioactive minerals like uranium, thorium etc. in a given region. So far very few radioactive surveys have been carried out in Antarctica (Dreschoff et al., 1983)and no significant deposits in radioactive minerals have been reported in the Dronning Maud Land.

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Keyword(s): Earth Science-Land Surface,

Place/Location(s): Dakshin Gangotri, Antarctic,

Project: Radioactivity Measurements on Some Rock and Water Samples from Dakshin Gangotri,

Topic Category(s): GeoScientific Information,

Date(s): 2020-08-26 (Creation),

Resource Contact(s):
1. Name : Dr. SK Verma.
    Role : PrincipalInvestigator
    Phone : 8322525515
    E-Mail : ictd [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Distributor Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : Distributor
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Metadata Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : PointOfContact
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Extent:
Start Date : 1984-01-01
End Date   : 1985-12-31