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Title of Thesis |
| Author(s) Shafi-ur-Rehman. |
| Institute/University/Department Details NWFP Agriculture University/ Faculty Of Crop Production Sciences |
| Session 2005 |
| Subject Plant Breeding |
| Number of Pages 123 |
| Keywords (Extracted from title, table of contents and abstract of thesis) radon measurements, uranium ore, ssntds, etch pit, radioactivity, radon exhalation rate |
Abstract |
| Download Full Thesis |  1098.12 KB |
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| 1 | 00 | Contents | 143.36 KB |
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| 2 | 0 | Synopsis | 1 | 19.17 KB |
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| 3 | 1 | An overview of Radon | 3 | 229.55 KB |
| 1.1 | Introduction | 3 | ||
| 1.2 | Physical and Chemical Properties of Radon | 4 | ||
| 1.3 | Radon daughters | 5 | ||
| 1.4 | Dosimetry | 5 | ||
| 1.5 | Radon and Risk | 7 | ||
| 1.6 | Excess Long Cancer Risk | 9 | ||
| 1.7 | Indoor Radon Sources | 10 | ||
| 1.8 | Emanation | 12 | ||
| 1.9 | Exhalation | 13 | ||
| 1.10 | Mechanism of radon transport | 13 | ||
| 1.11 | Radon measurement Techniques | 16 | ||
| 1.12 | References | 22 | ||
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| 4 | 2 | Etched Track Detectors | 25 | 175.46 KB |
| 2.1 | Historical Review | 25 | ||
| 2.2 | Advantages of SSNTDs | 26 | ||
| 2.3 | CR-39 Polymeric Track Detector | 26 | ||
| 2.4 | Formation of the Latent Tracks | 27 | ||
| 2.5 | Track Formation in Polymers | 30 | ||
| 2.6 | Development of Ion Tracks in Polymers | 32 | ||
| 2.7 | Etch Pit Profile with Prolonged Etching | 38 | ||
| 2.8 | Track Counting | 40 | ||
| 2.9 | References | 42 | ||
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| 5 | 3 | Discovery of New Etchants | 43 | 216.46 KB |
| 3.1 | Introduction | 43 | ||
| 3.2 | Experimental Procedures | 44 | ||
| 3.3 | Results and Discussion | 45 | ||
| 3.4 | Conclusion | 71 | ||
| 3.5 | References | 72 | ||
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| 6 | 4 | Measurement of Radioactivity A Case Study | 74 | 168.85 KB |
| 4.1 | Introduction | 74 | ||
| 4.2 | Area under study | 75 | ||
| 4.3 | Experimental Procedures | 77 | ||
| 4.4 | Results and Discussion | 79 | ||
| 4.5 | Conclusion | 89 | ||
| 4.6 | References | 90 | ||
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| 7 | 5 | Radon Exhalation Rate from Sand & Soil-A Case Study | 92 | 129.67 KB |
| 5.1 | Introduction | 92 | ||
| 5.2 | Theme of the Study | 93 | ||
| 5.3 | Theory | 93 | ||
| 5.4 | Experimental procedures | 98 | ||
| 5.5 | Results and Discussion | 99 | ||
| 5.6 | Conclusion | 104 | ||
| 5.7 | References | 105 | ||
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| 8 | 6 | Analysis of Uranium ore Samples | 106 | 138 KB |
| 6.1 | Introduction | 106 | ||
| 6.2 | Theory | 107 | ||
| 6.3 | Experimental Procedures | 108 | ||
| 6.4 | Results and Discussion | 112 | ||
| 6.5 | Conclusion | 117 | ||
| 6.6 | References | 118 | ||
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| 9 | 7 | Conclusion and Discussion | 120 | 45.91 KB |
| 7.1 | Future Recommendations | 120 | ||
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