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Assessment of Radiological Risks and Chemical Toxicity due to Exposure of Uranium in Water Samples of District Mahendergarh Haryana, India

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Title Assessment of Radiological Risks and Chemical Toxicity due to Exposure of Uranium in Water Samples of District Mahendergarh Haryana, India
 
Creator Chahal, Kavita
Kumar, Suneel
Budhwar, Savita
Dalal, Ranjeet
Panghal, Amanjeet
Kataria, Navish
 
Subject LED fluorimeter
Uranium
Radiological risk assessment
Chemical risk analysis
Radioactivity
 
Description 976-983
In this study, we focused on assessing the concentration of uranium in drinking water samples from 50 locations in the Mahendergarh district of Haryana state, India, using a LED Fluorimeter Quantalase (LF-2a). Uranium, a radioactive element, can pose risks to human healthif ingested excessively over long periods. Our observations revealed significant variation in uranium concentration in water samples, with a mean value of 10.8±1 μg l-1. However, it is worth noting that this value fallswithin the recommended safe limit for drinking water. Additionally, we conducted calculations to estimate the annual uranium ingestion dose, which ranged from 0.11 μSv y-1 to 43.8 μSv y-1. The maximum annual ingestion dose is calculated for the adult male group. The lifetime average daily dose of uranium was also calculated, value was found to vary from 0.01 μg kg-1 day-1 to 0.81 μg kg-1 day-1, with an average value of 0.31 μg kg-1 day-1. We also identified a weak positive correlation between groundwater depthand uranium concentration.
 
Date 2023-12-29T04:48:57Z
2023-12-29T04:48:57Z
2023-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-0959 (Online); 0301-1208 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63123
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijpap.v61i12.4372
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source IJPAP Vol.61(12) (December 2023]