The geochemistry of uranium occurrences and speciation in groundwater of Chinnar sub basin, South India

Suma, C. S.; Srinivasamoorthy, K.; Saravanan, K.; Gopinath, S.; Prakash, R.; Khan, A. Faizal

doi:10.1007/s12517-016-2642-0

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“…Uranium in groundwater and its influence on human health has been attempted in India [5][6][7][8][9][10]. Sources of uranium to groundwater are mainly from mining regions, uraniferous conglomerates, and granitic intrusions [11][12][13]. For the present study, attempt has been made to focus on the spatial distribution of uranium occurrences in Cuddalore district of Tamilnadu, India, along with its geochemical significances aided by statistical analysis.…”

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Occurrence of Uranium in Groundwater from Cuddalore District Tamil Nadu Aided by Geospatial and Statistical Techniques

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Chidambaram

Manivannan

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An attempt has been made to examine uranium distribution in groundwater from Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Groundwater occurs under porous sedimentary, fractured, and weathered hard rock formations ranging in age from recent sediments to the oldest Archean formations. A total of 186 groundwater samples were collected during Pre- Monsoon (May) and Post-monsoon (January) and analyzed for major cations, anions, and uranium using standard procedures. Major anions and cations follow the order Cl- >H4SiO4>HCO3- >NO3- > Na+> Ca2+> Mg2+>K+>SO42- > F-> PO43- irrespective of seasons. Uranium in groundwater ranges from 0.1 micro gram per liter (µg/l ) to 24.67 µg/l with average 1.82 µg/l. The spatial representation maps isolated areas of higher and lower uranium and statistical analysis inferred uranium sources to the groundwater environment.

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