Determination of radioactivity levels and associated hazards of coastal sediment from south east coast of Tamil Nadu with statistical approach

S. Sivakumar1, A. Chandrasekaran2, G. Senthilkumar3, M. Suresh Gandhi4, R. Ravisankar5
1Department of Physics, KL University, Guntur Dist., India
2Department of Physics, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai, India
3Department of Physics, University College of Engineering (A Constituent College of Anna University, Chennai), Thiruvannamalai Dist., India
4Department of Geology, University of Madras, Chennai, India
5Post Graduate and Research Department of Physics, Government Arts College, Thiruvanamalai, India

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