TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental radiation – an important concern in the Himalayas (Nepal)
AU - Bhatt, Chhavi Raj
AU - Koirala, Bibek
AU - Gupta, Dharmendra Kumar
AU - Vives i Batlle, Jordi
N1 - Score = 10
PY - 2012/3/30
Y1 - 2012/3/30
N2 - Nepal, being a Himalayan country, could provide a unique
site for studying high altitude radioactivity and radio-ecological
processes. We propose a two-pronged approach for
better understanding the exposure of its people to environmental
radiation, whilst at the same time evaluating environmental and
geological processes using fallout radionuclides as radioactive
tracers. In other words, fallout radionuclides could be a helpful
tool in investigating the environmental processes in the mountain
and river ecosystems of Nepal, including climate change-driven
processes.
Nepal’s geo-strategic location, bordering both China and India,
should be further encouragement to build a strong foundation for
radio-(eco)logical research that would help it to tackle any radiological
or nuclear disasters in the foreseeable future. Nepal would
also offer an interesting venue for a laboratory of environmental
radioactivity and radioecology research both from a regional and
international perspective.
We therefore believe that Nepal should welcome the idea of establishing scientific collaboration internationally, becoming a focus for high-altitude radioecology
research.
AB - Nepal, being a Himalayan country, could provide a unique
site for studying high altitude radioactivity and radio-ecological
processes. We propose a two-pronged approach for
better understanding the exposure of its people to environmental
radiation, whilst at the same time evaluating environmental and
geological processes using fallout radionuclides as radioactive
tracers. In other words, fallout radionuclides could be a helpful
tool in investigating the environmental processes in the mountain
and river ecosystems of Nepal, including climate change-driven
processes.
Nepal’s geo-strategic location, bordering both China and India,
should be further encouragement to build a strong foundation for
radio-(eco)logical research that would help it to tackle any radiological
or nuclear disasters in the foreseeable future. Nepal would
also offer an interesting venue for a laboratory of environmental
radioactivity and radioecology research both from a regional and
international perspective.
We therefore believe that Nepal should welcome the idea of establishing scientific collaboration internationally, becoming a focus for high-altitude radioecology
research.
KW - Himalaya
KW - environmental radiation
KW - radioactivity
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/ezp_122877
UR - http://knowledgecentre.sckcen.be/so2/bibref/9349
U2 - 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.05.004
M3 - Article
VL - 112
SP - 171
EP - 174
JO - Journal of environmental radioactivity
JF - Journal of environmental radioactivity
ER -