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Radiation dose due to uranium in groundwater to the population of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, India.
- Source :
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry; Jul2024, Vol. 200 Issue 11/12, p1101-1107, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This paper presents the concentration of uranium in 67 groundwater samples of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, India, estimated using an LED fluorimeter. The age-dependent ingestion dose to the population of the district is also studied. The concentration of uranium in groundwater varied from 0.20 to 57.50 μg L<superscript>−1</superscript> with an average of 4.40 μg L<superscript>−1</superscript>. The annual ingestion dose due to uranium varies from 0.18 to 142.68 μSv y<superscript>−1</superscript>, with an average of 7.11 μSv y<superscript>−1</superscript>. The ingestion dose received by the population in the study area is less than the recommended level of 100 μSv y<superscript>−1</superscript> by the World Health Organization (2011). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- URANIUM
RADIATION doses
GROUNDWATER sampling
INGESTION
FLUORIMETER
GROUNDWATER
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01448420
- Volume :
- 200
- Issue :
- 11/12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Radiation Protection Dosimetry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178480870
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncad325