Radiation Technologies & Applications Committee (RTAC)
 
The scope of Radiation and Environmental Studies may cover a wide range of disciplines such as :
1 Radiation physics
2 Radiation chemistry
3 Radiation protection
4 Environmental monitoring
5 Environmental impact assessment
6 Development of radiation detectors
7 Mapping of environmental radiation levels in the country
8 Waste mobilisation in the environment and development of models for prediction of waste dispersion/movement.
9 Application of environmental radiation in archaeology, geology and forensic sciences.
10 Some of the specific topics considered relevant from the point of view of the need to encourage university level expertise for the
11 creation of a technological base of excellence within the country are listed below:
12 Instruments for monitoring of pollutants and development of passive samplers.
13 Formation and behaviour of aerosols in different environments and their implications in assessment of health risk.
14 Study on "Greenhouse" gases specifically CO2, CH4 and CFCs'.
15 Epidemiological studies specially on low level continuous exposures to carcinogans and teratogens.
16 Synergistic effects of combinations of pollutants.
17 Development of criteria for quality assurances in environmental sampling and analysis.
18 Selection of meteorological parameters for model calculations in environmental impact assessment.
19 Transport and deposition of radioactive an conventional pollutants in the environment and determination of transfer coefficients.
20 Studies on measurement of non-ionising radiation and related health hazards.

Radiotracer techniques for measurement of wear in machine tools and parts, in general engineering, automobile engineering, metallurgy, mining etc.
Radiotracer techniques for process parameter studies and trouble shooting operation in chemical and other industries.
Radiotracer techniques in metallurgical processes e.g. investigation of blast and other furnaces' processes, studies of slags and slag metal equilibria, element distribution studies, activation analysis etc.
Isotopes in hydrology, e.g. ground water flow studies, investigation of surface waters, leak detection in water mains and reservoirs etc. environmental isotopes measurement technique.
Nucleonic gauges for process control in industry, e.g. gauges for measurement of composition, moisture content, concentration, density level, thickness of materials etc.
Radioisotopes techniques in civil construction industry, e.g. soil moisture and density measurement, concrete moisture and density measurement. etc.
Non-destructive testing using isotope radiography techniques - development of techniques and radiography equipment.
Electron beam accelerator applications in industry.
Radiation based chemical and other processes, e.g. synthesis of chemicals, polymerisation, vulcanization, fibre-polymer composites etc.
Radiation application for environment and pollution control such as sewage treatment, stack gas treatment etc.
Radiation sterilisation of medical products research on radiation effects on drugs, polymers and plastics as well as on micro organisms isolated form medical and pharmaceutical products.
Development of radioimmuno assay techniques, development of radioimmunoassay for infectious diseases and tumour markers development and production of monoclonal antibodies.
Development of pharmaceutical and radiochemicals.

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