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Evaluation of terrestrial radiation in the Chengdu Plain using 1/250,000-scale geochemical prospecting data

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Based on the geochemical prospecting data, we have calculated the gamma absorbed dose rates in air 1 m above the ground surface in the Chengdu Plain, analyzed the relationship between the geological conditions and the distribution of the natural radionuclides, and preliminarily studied the influence of the geological conditions on the terrestrial radiation level in the Chengdu Plain. The result shows that the terrestrial radiation level in the Chengdu Plain is slightly lower than the average values of China and varies greatly according to the complex geological conditions.

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The authors sincerely thank the Sichuan Geological Survey for providing the geochemical prospecting data.

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  1. Sichuan-Provincial Key Laboratory of Nuclear Technology in Geosciences, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China

    Qing-Xian Zhang, Jian-Kun Zhao, Yi Gu & Liang-Quan Ge

  2. Sichuan Nuclear Geology Institute, Chengdu, 610061, China

    Yuan-Qing Huang

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41374136).

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Zhang, QX., Zhao, JK., Gu, Y. et al. Evaluation of terrestrial radiation in the Chengdu Plain using 1/250,000-scale geochemical prospecting data. NUCL SCI TECH 28, 150 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-017-0293-9

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