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Author(s) |
Yadav, A. K.; Sahoo, S. K.; Mahapatra, S.; Kumar, A. V.; Pandey, G.; Lenka, P.; Tripathi, R. M. (HPD;RSSD)
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Source |
Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 2014. Vol. 96 (2): pp. 192-200 |
ABSTRACT
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present work deals with the determination of uranium concentrations in
drinking and ground water samples by laser fluorimetry and calculation
of cumulative, age-dependent radiation doses to humans. The
concentrations were found to be between 0.20 ± 0.03 and 64.0 ± 3.6 μgL-1, with an average of 11.1±1.5 μgL-1,
well within the drinking water limit of regulatory bodies. The
concentrations of uranium increase with depth of water samples
collection. The estimated annual ingestion dose due to the intake of
uranium through drinking water for all age groups varied between 0.2 and
137 μSv a-1, with an average of 17.3 μSv a-1.
The mean annual ingestion dose is 5% of the global average ingestion
dose, for infants, marginally higher than for other age group. Most
effective dose values were less than 20 μSv a-1. |
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