Distribution of Uranium in Drinking water and Associated Age-Dependent Radiation Dose in Porakad, Allapuzha District
Exposure due to natural radiation is of particular importance because it accounts for the largest contribution (nearly 85 %) to the total collective dose of the world population. Uranium is a heavy metal that is not only radiologically harmful but also a well-known nephrotoxic element. In the present study, about 30 water samples were collected from open-wells ,Bore well and supplied water from taps, from the coastal region of Porakad, Allapuzha District. The Uranium concentration in the water samples was analyzed by light-emitting diode (LED)-based Ultraviolet (UV) fluorimeter (Quantalase Enterprises Pvt. Ltd, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India). The associated age dependent Uranium intake was estimated by taking the prescribed water intake values. Most of the water samples had the Uranium concentration below the standards set by United States Environmental Protection Agency (30 ppb).
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S. Monica; B. Bijini; P. Jojo, "Distribution of Uranium in Drinking water and Associated Age-Dependent Radiation Dose in Porakad, Allapuzha District", Journal of Ultra Scientist of Physical Sciences, Volume 29, Issue 11, Page Number 337-341, 2017Copy the following to cite this URL:
S. Monica; B. Bijini; P. Jojo, "Distribution of Uranium in Drinking water and Associated Age-Dependent Radiation Dose in Porakad, Allapuzha District", Journal of Ultra Scientist of Physical Sciences, Volume 29, Issue 11, Page Number 337-341, 2017Available from: http://www.ultraphysicalsciences.org/paper/869/
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