Journal
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
Volume 313, Issue 3, Pages 625-633Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-017-5288-9
Keywords
Environmental isotopes; Uranium mobilization; Alluvial aquifer; Hydrochemistry
Funding
- BRNS, DAE [35/14/11/2014-BRNS-193]
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This paper presents the isotope hydrochemical results of groundwaters from southwest Punjab for assessing the uranium contamination and evaluating the factors leading to elevated uranium concentration. A total of 35 samples covering shallow and deep zones were collected for hydrochemistry and isotopes. Uranium concentration ranges between 2.3 and 357 A mu g L-1 and 66% of the samples are contaminated. Both shallow and deep zones show U contamination but high incidences are noticed in shallow zone. Hydrochemical correlations infer geological sources rather than anthropogenic sources responsible for U contamination. Isotopically there is no clear distinction between high and low U groundwater.
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