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- Title
Age-dependent ingestion doses to the public of Rupnagar and Una regions of India due to intake of uranium.
- Authors
Mehta, Vimal; Kaur, Jaswinder; Shikha, Deep; Kanse, Sandeep
- Abstract
This study explores age-dependent ingestion doses arising from uranium accumulation in drinking water sources (both groundwater and surface water) in Rupnagar, Punjab, and Una, Himachal Pradesh. Physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, and total dissolved solids were assessed in collected water samples to calculate the water quality index, indicating good water quality in both regions. The study also analyzed uranium concentration in groundwater at varying depths, revealing no significantly high values. The average radiological risk was found to be consistent with reported values, and chemical risk hazard quotient data indicated no adverse health effects from uranium ingestion.
- Subjects
HIMACHAL Pradesh (India); UNA; URANIUM; INGESTION; DRINKING water; WATER table; WATER quality; ELECTRIC conductivity; WATER consumption
- Publication
Journal of Radioanalytical & Nuclear Chemistry, 2024, Vol 333, Issue 6, p2937
- ISSN
0236-5731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10967-023-09185-9