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Assessment of Radiological Risks and Chemical Toxicity due to Exposure of Uranium in Water Samples of District Mahendergarh Haryana, India


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1 Department of Physics & Astrophysics, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana 123 031, India
2 Department of Nutrition Biology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana 123 031, India
3 Centre of Radio Ecology &Department of Physics, Guru Jambheswar University of Science and Technology, Hisar 125 001, India
4 Department of Physics, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
5 Department of Environmental Science, J C Bose University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana 121 006, India
 

In this study, we focused on assessing the concentration of uranium in drinking water samples from 50 locations in the Mahendergarh district of Haryana state, India, using a LED Fluorimeter Quantalase (LF-2a). Uranium, a radioactive element, can pose risks to human healthif ingested excessively over long periods. Our observations revealed significant variation in uranium concentration in water samples, with a mean value of 10.8±1 μg l-1. However, it is worth noting that this value fallswithin the recommended safe limit for drinking water. Additionally, we conducted calculations to estimate the annual uranium ingestion dose, which ranged from 0.11 μSv y-1 to 43.8 μSv y-1. The maximum annual ingestion dose is calculated for the adult male group. The lifetime average daily dose of uranium was also calculated, value was found to vary from 0.01 μg kg-1 day-1 to 0.81 μg kg-1 day-1, with an average value of 0.31 μg kg-1 day-1. We also identified a weak positive correlation between groundwater depthand uranium concentration.

Keywords

LED fluorimeter; Uranium; Radiological risk assessment; Chemical risk analysis; Radioactivity.
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Authors

Kavita Chahal
Department of Physics & Astrophysics, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana 123 031, India
Suneel Kumar
Department of Physics & Astrophysics, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana 123 031, India
Savita Budhwar
Department of Nutrition Biology, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana 123 031, India
Ranjeet Dalal
Centre of Radio Ecology &Department of Physics, Guru Jambheswar University of Science and Technology, Hisar 125 001, India
Amanjeet Panghal
Department of Physics, Ramjas College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110 007, India
Navish Kataria
Department of Environmental Science, J C Bose University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana 121 006, India

Abstract


In this study, we focused on assessing the concentration of uranium in drinking water samples from 50 locations in the Mahendergarh district of Haryana state, India, using a LED Fluorimeter Quantalase (LF-2a). Uranium, a radioactive element, can pose risks to human healthif ingested excessively over long periods. Our observations revealed significant variation in uranium concentration in water samples, with a mean value of 10.8±1 μg l-1. However, it is worth noting that this value fallswithin the recommended safe limit for drinking water. Additionally, we conducted calculations to estimate the annual uranium ingestion dose, which ranged from 0.11 μSv y-1 to 43.8 μSv y-1. The maximum annual ingestion dose is calculated for the adult male group. The lifetime average daily dose of uranium was also calculated, value was found to vary from 0.01 μg kg-1 day-1 to 0.81 μg kg-1 day-1, with an average value of 0.31 μg kg-1 day-1. We also identified a weak positive correlation between groundwater depthand uranium concentration.

Keywords


LED fluorimeter; Uranium; Radiological risk assessment; Chemical risk analysis; Radioactivity.

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