Distribution of uranium concentration in groundwater samples from the Peddagattu/Nambapur and Seripally regions using laser fluorimetry

Raghavendra, T.; Srilatha, K.; Mahender, C.; Elander, M; Vijayalakshmi, T.; Himabindu, V.; Prasad, Vishwa; Savithri, P.; Datta, Debanshee; Arunachalam, J.

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“…Similarly, lower values were observed for Guwahati, Assam (0.08-5.32 µg/L), reported by Talukdar et al (1983) [44]. However, higher uranium concentration has been reported in southwest Punjab (0.5-579 µg/L) [8], Kolar, Karnataka (0.3-1442.9 µg/L) [27], Bhatinda, Punjab (11.7-113.7 µg/L) [28], Peddagattu/Seripally, Andhra Pradesh (0.6-521.15 µg/L) [29], Gaya, Bihar (0.1-238.2 µg/L)…”

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“…In India, too, several studies have been executed to estimate the groundwater uranium concentration. Higher concentrations are reported from places like Kolar (Karnataka) [27], southwest Punjab and Bhatinda (Punjab) [8,28], Peddagattu and Seripally (Andhra Pradesh) [29], Hyderabad (Telangana) [30], Sirsa (Haryana) [5], Madurai, Tamil Nadu [31] and Central Tamil Nadu [32]. On the other hand, studies carried out in places like Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [33], Jaduguda (Jharkhand) [1], Nadia (West Bengal) [34], and Patna (Bihar) [2] have estimated a lower concentration of uranium in groundwater.…”

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Estimation of uranium in groundwater and assessment of age-dependent radiation dose in Nalbari district of Assam, India

Saikia

Chetia²,

Bhattacharyya

2021

SN Appl. Sci.

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Uranium concentration has been estimated in 31 groundwater samples collected from the Nalbari district of Assam in pre-monsoon and post-monsoon season. Fourteen other water quality parameters have also been monitored to study their correlation with uranium. The uranium concentration varies from 0.3 to 7.1 µg/L with the mean value of 2.15 µg/L in pre-monsoon and 0.6–10.3 µg/L with the mean value of 2.75 µg/L in the post-monsoon season. The higher concentration of uranium in post-monsoon may be ascribed to the dissolution of uranium from soil sediments in the rainy season. It has been observed that the uranium content in both seasons is far lower than the WHO (2011) permissible limit of 30 µg/L. In both seasons, nitrate, sulphate, and especially phosphate show a positive correlation with uranium, which may be due to different agricultural activities. Agricultural nitrate and phosphate fertilization might be the carrier of uranium in groundwater through dissolution. For all life stage groups, the annual effective dose was appeared to be far below the WHO (2011) prescribed limit of 100 µSv/y. In consideration to adults, the ingestion dose for infants was turned out to be higher. The carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk was less than the permissible limits for both children and adults. Both dose value and risk indices were found higher in the post-monsoon season.

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Estimation of uranium in groundwater and assessment of age-dependent radiation dose in Nalbari district of Assam, India

Saikia

Chetia²,

Bhattacharyya

2021

SN Appl. Sci.

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“…The leaching of uranium deposits by rivulets occurs in the study area within Lambapur and Peddagattu which experience hot climate during summer (April and May) with ranging temperatures from 30 to 46.58°C and 16 and 29.8°C in winter. The average annual rainfall is ~500 mm occurring mostly during southwest monsoon (Raghavendra et al, 2013). Therefore, the sediment and water samples were collected from the shores of Lambapur and Peddagattu for our study.…”

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“…There is the potential for this area to develop into a future uranium mining center (Verma et al, 2011). The granitic rocks of the Lambapur area in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh state, India, contain uranium in the range of 10.2-116 ppm with an average of 35 ppm and thorium in the range of 25.5-60: 7 ppm with an average of 50 ppm (Brindha et al, 2011;Raghavendra et al, 2013).…”

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Spatial and Multivariate Analysis of Trace Elements in the Surface Water and Deep Sediments of Fresh Water Aquatic Ecosystem

Arunachalam¹

2014

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

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The aim of this study was to assess the levels of various trace metals present in water and sediment of fresh water aquatic ecosystem during the post monsoon season. The study was extended to identify the trace metal contamination in the water and sediment samples collected along the shores of Lambapur and Peddagattu the tribal villages in India using an Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICPMS). The trace metal contents in water samples were copper-24.2 to 47.5, chromium-4.4 to 8.2, cadmium-0.1 to 0.3, lead-2.1 to 3.8, Nickel-5.9 to 9.7, Zinc-4.6 to 9.7, Manganese-10.8 to 13.2, Iron-52.9 to 157.2 (µg L −1 ) cobalt and arsenic were in BDL and the values were within the limits of Indian drinking water standards (BIS 10500: 1991). The trace metals concentration in the sediment samples ranged from (mg kg −1 ): Copper-61.5 to 113.7, chromium-138.4 to 177.5, cobalt-33.2 to 42.7, cadmium-1.0 to 2.1, lead-57.9 to 103.4, Nickel-36.1 to 56.6, Zinc-51.2 to 102.1, Manganese-610.8 to 1301.7 and Iron-2.5 to 2.9%. In our study, four reliable indices such as Enrichment factor, Contamination factor, Geoaccumulation Index and Pollution Load Index were applied to estimate metal pollution and the results comparison are discussed below. The data generated were used to determine the quality of the sediments based on the enrichment factor, contamination factor and degree of contamination, geochemical index and Pollution Load Index (PLI).

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“…5). Over the last decade, many workers round the globe have estimated uranium content in both water and soil systems [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] .…”

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Health-Related Analysis of Uranium in Fazilka District, Punjab, India

Narang

Kumar

2018

Current Science

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Laser fluorimetry technique has been used to estimate uranium concentration in groundwater samples collected from 20 villages of Fazilka district, Punjab, India. The uranium concentration was found to vary from 4.32 to 83.99 μg l -1 at different locations with mean concentration of 26.51 μg l -1 . Also, 24% of the drinking water samples exceeded the safe limits set by WHO, while 9% was above the limit set by AERB. Certain health risk factors like annual effective dose, excess cancer risk and lifetime average daily dose were also evaluated. The study also included uranium estimation in soil samples collected from the same villages using wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence technique. All the values were found to be well within the safe limits. Topography of the region seems to be the most likely reason for higher uranium concentration at some locations.

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Distribution of uranium concentration in groundwater samples from the Peddagattu/Nambapur and Seripally regions using laser fluorimetry

Cited by 15 publications

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Estimation of uranium in groundwater and assessment of age-dependent radiation dose in Nalbari district of Assam, India

Estimation of uranium in groundwater and assessment of age-dependent radiation dose in Nalbari district of Assam, India

Spatial and Multivariate Analysis of Trace Elements in the Surface Water and Deep Sediments of Fresh Water Aquatic Ecosystem

Health-Related Analysis of Uranium in Fazilka District, Punjab, India

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