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APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES
Volume 118, Issue -, Pages 196-U414Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2016.09.014
Keywords
Carcinogenic; LED fluorimeter; Groundwater; Uranium
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- University Grant Commission (UGC) under University with Potential for Excellence scheme (UPE-Environmental Management)
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LED flourimeter has been used for microanalysis of uranium concentration in groundwater samples collected from six districts of South West (SW), West (W) and North East (NE) Punjab, India. Average value of uranium content in water samples of SW Punjab is observed to be higher than WHO, USEPA recommended safe limit of 30 mu g l(-1) as well as AERB proposed limit of 60 mu g l(-1). Whereas, for W and NE region of Punjab, average level of uranium concentration was within AERB recommended limit of 60 mu g l(-1). Average value observed in SW Punjab is around 3-4 times the value observed in W Punjab, whereas its value is more than 17 times the average value observed in NE region of Punjab. Statistical analysis of carcinogenic as well as non carcinogenic risks due to uranium have been evaluated for each studied district.
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