Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Monitoring radioactivity in vegetables and associated health assessment

International Conference and Exhibition on Food Processing & Technology

November 22-24, 2012 Hyderabad International Convention Centre, India

J. Eugin Shaji, D. Vetha Roy and M. Feroz Khan

Posters: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

The activity concentration of radionuclides such as 226Ra, 228Th, 238U and 40K were determined in vegetables cultivated in a high background radiation area, Midalam, situated in south west coast of India. The measurements were carried out using a 3? x 3? NaI gamma spectrometry. The radionuclides activity of 226Ra, 228Th, 238U, 40K in soil and vegetable samples were also studied collecting samples at 10 sampling points around Midalam. Maximum activity was found in (carica papaya) Papaya and (Moringa oleifera) drum stick compared to the other vegetable samples. The transfer factor for 226Ra, 228Th, 238U and 40K were estimated. The radioactivity concentration and the relative dose were found below the permissible limits.

Biography :

J. Eugin Shaji was an Indian graduate who had his Master course in Chemistry. He was also pursuing his Ph.D at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. Currently, he was working as a lecturer in St. Judes Polytechnic College, Tholayavattam. His areas of research interest include Environmental Radiation Chemistry, Risk assessment, Radiation Impact. He was born in 1985 in Tamil Nadu.