학술논문
Quantification and assessment of health risk due to ingestion of uranium in groundwater of Jammu district, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. November 1, 2016, Vol. 310 Issue 2, p793, 12 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0236-5731
Abstract
Author(s): K. Ajay[sup.1] , K. Manpreet[sup.2] , M. Rohit[sup.2] , S. Sumit[sup.2] , M. Rosaline[sup.3] , Kanwar P. Singh[sup.4] , Bikramjit S. Bajwa[sup.5] Author Affiliations: (1) Department of Physics, DAV [...]
The uranium content in groundwater being used for drinking purposes in Jammu district, Jammu & Kashmir, India has been measured by using LED fluorimetric technique to determine associated carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk for inhabitants of this area. Uranium concentration and age dependent ingestion dose varied from 0.18 to 20.81 µg l.sup.-1 and 0.16 to 42.46 µSv year.sup.-1, being well within the recommended limits suggested by different health agencies of the world. The physico-chemical properties (TDS, EC and pH) have also been measured and correlated with obtained uranium concentration. Hence, the groundwater can be considered to be safe for consumption by public.
The uranium content in groundwater being used for drinking purposes in Jammu district, Jammu & Kashmir, India has been measured by using LED fluorimetric technique to determine associated carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk for inhabitants of this area. Uranium concentration and age dependent ingestion dose varied from 0.18 to 20.81 µg l.sup.-1 and 0.16 to 42.46 µSv year.sup.-1, being well within the recommended limits suggested by different health agencies of the world. The physico-chemical properties (TDS, EC and pH) have also been measured and correlated with obtained uranium concentration. Hence, the groundwater can be considered to be safe for consumption by public.