Study on the spatial distribution of 137Cs content in bottom sediment and benthic species of Mumbai off coast

The observed 137Cs content in bottom sediment and benthic species of Mumbai off coast varied between 2–370 Bq kg(dry)-1\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$ {\text{Bq kg}}_{{ ( {\text{dry)}}}}^{ - 1} $$\end{document} and <0.08–0.4 Bq kg(wet)-1\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$ {\text{Bq kg}}_{{ ( {\text{wet)}}}}^{ - 1} $$\end{document} respectively. The annual estimated ingestion dose to ‘general public’ due to consumption of benthic species is 0.02 µSv y−1, which is infinitesimally smaller, in comparison to average annual human exposure of 3.01 mSv and also to the internationally accepted public dose limit of 1,000 µSv y−1.