Distribution of uranium and selected toxic heavy metals in drinking water of Garhwal Himalaya, India
Creators
- 1. HNB Garhwal University, BadshahiThaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal (India). Department of Physics
- 2. P.N.G. Govt. PG College, Ramnagar, Nainital (India). Department of Physics
- 3. Chitkara University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh (India). Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology
- 4. Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (India). Department of Physics
- 5. National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba (Japan)
Description
This paper reports the concentrations of uranium and heavy metals in drinking water samples from Garhwal Himalaya, India determined using LED Fluorimeter and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), respectively. The radiological (carcinogenic) and chemical (non-carcinogenic) risks associated with the consumption of uranium in water were estimated for the public. The concentrations of natural uranium in the analyzed drinking water samples vary from 0 to 21.57 ppb with a mean value of 1.54 ppb. The average concentrations of heavy metals in the analyzed drinking water samples were found to be in the order of iron (3.99 ppm) > zinc (0.32 ppm) > copper (0.04 ppm) > nickel (0.01 ppm) > chromium and lead (Below Detection Level). The estimated risk quantities were found to be lower than World Health Organization (WHO) and United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) guideline values. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
- Journal Volume
- 333
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2927-2935
- ISSN
- 0236-5731
- CODEN
- JRNCDM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Hungary
- Country of Input or Organization
- Hungary
- INIS RN
- 55063073
- Subject category
- S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIMETERS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEAVY METALS; INDIA; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; URANIUM
- Descriptors DEC
- ACTINIDES; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; HAZARDS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER
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- Notes
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