ISBN: 978-81-8487-396-2 
Publication Year:   2015
Pages:   216
Binding:   Hard Back

GEOHAZARDS discusses contemporary issues pertaining to the theme of geo-hazards and radiation hazards. Due to impact of radioactivity on the quality of human life and for health risk assessment, the collection of base-line data for the purpose of documenting changes in environmental radioactivity and its possible role in prediction of seismic events prior to their occurrence are included in this book. The focus is on measurement of radioactivity in natural substances like soil, rocks, groundwater etc., indoors and outdoors, by employment of a variety of sophisticated tools and experimental techniques in different geographical regions. Include investigation into the geomagnetic response of the earth to high speed solar wind streams and the faulting patterns of NW Himalaya. The performance of contemporary instruments employed for pressure measurement in tectonic observations has been evaluated and the tidal data of multiple years explores the prospect of electricity generation from tidal power. The physical consequences of disasters such as the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine, the controversial subject of the geological and environmental impact of hydropower projects (including the Tehri dam) have also been discussed. This book will act as a reference manual for the researchers working in the field of Geo-Hazards research.

Preface / High Time Resolution Soil 222RN Concentration Static Recording as a Tool for Monitoring Deep Earth Degassing (Gas Velocity and Flow): Applications for Seismic and Volcanic Surveillance / Accuracy of Recent Precise Meters used in Tectonic / Perception of Radiation Hazards due to Thoron and its Progeny in Indoor Environment / A Study on Tidal Power Conversion on Bangladesh / A Correlation Study between Radon Exhalation from Soil and Indoor Radon Levels from Northern India / Measurements of Natural Radioactivity in Some Indian Geological Samples / Assessment of the Natural Radioactivity for the Measurement of Radionuclide Concentration in Soil Samples Collected From Bhiwani and Sirsa District of Western Haryana / Radon Generation and Decay From Soil and Groundwater of Budhakedar, Garhwal Himalaya / Indoor Radon Concentration in Dwellings and Exhalation Studies in Soil Samples in Soil Samples of Some Locations of Hamirpur District, Himachal Pradesh / Correlation Studies on Environmental Radioactivity Levels in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh, India / Assessment of Radium Content and Radon Exhalation Rates in Soil Samples using Plastic Track Detectors / Study of Seasonal Variation of Indoor Radon Concentration and its Correlation with Thoron Concentration in Shahjahanpur District of Central Uttar Pradesh / Variation of Radon Levels in Soil and Groundwater and its Relation with Seismic Activity in Garhwal Himalaya / Radon Level Measurement in Drinking Water of Udhampur, Bari Brahmna, Riasi, Nagrota and Jammu Regions for Health Risk Assessment / Stress Pattern of NW Himalaya: Stress Coupling Between Higher Himalaya and South Tibetan Press Plateu / On the Geomagnetic Response to High–Speed Solar Wind Streams / Radon Distribution Measurement at Various Stress Conditions in Soil Over the Garhwal Region, India / A Study of the Physical Consequences of the Cherobyl Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine / Hydro-Power Projects: Geological and Environmental Impact / Hydrogeochemistry of Ground Water in the South Districts of Uttarakhand / Through the Literacy Glass: Awarness of and Understanding Geo Hazards through Empowerment of Literature / Disaster Management Education Natural Hazards and Need of Disaster Management Education (With Reference to the Hill State of Uttarakhand) / Natural Disaster and Elderly People / Natural Disasters and Children / Social and Cultural Impacts of Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand Himalaya / Ecocriticism, Translation and Folk Tradition: An Approach to Understanding Popular Uprising Against Geo Hazards / Hazards and Disasters: Mitigation and Management (In the Special Reference of Hilly Terrains of Uttarakhand) / Vegetational Analysis of Pine Dominating Forest in Relation to Anthropological Disturbances in Block Nowshera of District Rajouri (J&K), India.