Title: Distribution of uranium in drinking water and associated age-dependent radiation dose in India.
Authors: Sahoo, S. K.; Mohapatra, S.; Chakrabarty, A.; Sumesh, C. G.; Jha, V. N.; Tripathi, R. M.; Puranik, V. D.
Abstract: Exposure due to natural radiation is of particular importance because it accounts for the largest contribution (nearly 85 %) to the total collective dose of the world population. An attempt has been made to present the feasibility of uranium occurrence in drinking water samples from different states of India, by laser-induced fluorimetry. The associated age-dependent radiation dose was estimated by taking the prescribed water intake values of different age groups. The concentration of uranium obtained, i.e. 0.1 ± 0.01 to 19.6 ± 1.8 µg l−1, is well below the drinking water guideline value of 30 µg l−1. The annual ingestion dose due to uranium in drinking water for various age groups is found to vary from 0.14 to 48 µSv y−1.
Subjects: INDIA; BACKGROUND radiation; URANIUM; DRINKING water; FLUORIMETRY
Publication: Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 2009, Vol 136, Issue 2, p108
ISSN: 0144-8420
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp147

Distribution of uranium in drinking water and associated age-dependent radiation dose in India.

Sahoo, S. K.; Mohapatra, S.; Chakrabarty, A.; Sumesh, C. G.; Jha, V. N.; Tripathi, R. M.; Puranik, V. D.