Published June 2024 | Version v1
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Risk assessment due to ingestion of uranium and radon in the drinking water samples of the Budhakedar region in Garhwal Himalaya, India

Creators

  • 1. S.S.S.T.S.R. Govt. Degree College Nainidanda, Pauri Garhwal (India). Department of Physics
  • 2. P.N.G. Govt. P.G. College, Ramnagar, Nainital (India). Department of Physics
  • 3. H.N.B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal (India). Department of Chemistry
  • 4. SGTB Khalsa College, Sri Anandpur Sahib (India). Department of Physics
  • 5. H.N.B. Garhwal University, Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri Garhwal (India). Department of Physics

Description

The effects of uranium and its decay product radon in water are the most important concern in human health. In this paper, efforts have been made to measure and correlate the uranium (Using an LED Fluorimeter) and radon concentrations (Using SMART RnDuo) in the water samples from the Budhakedar region of the Garhwal Himalaya to assess the risk. The concentrations of uranium and radon in the water samples were found to vary between Below Detection Level (BDL) to 1.70 Bq L-1 (with an arithmetic mean of 0.15 Bq L-1) and 0.43 to 1.29 Bq L-1 (with an arithmetic mean of 0.75 Bq L-1) respectively. The annual effective dose to the inhabitants of the study region was also calculated for the different age groups. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
333
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 3065-3074
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

INIS

Country of Publication
Hungary
Country of Input or Organization
Hungary
INIS RN
55063085
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
DRINKING WATER; EFFECTIVE RADIATION DOSES; FLUORIMETERS; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; INGESTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; RADON; SAMPLE PREPARATION; URANIUM
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOSES; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; GASES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INTAKE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MOUNTAINS; NONMETALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIATION DOSES; RARE GASES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; WATER

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