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Risk assessment of uranium in drinking water in Hisar district of Haryana, India

Author(s) -

Vikas Duggal,

Samriti Sharma,

Amandeep Singh

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

water science and technology water supply

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.318

H-Index - 39

eISSN - 1607-0798

pISSN - 1606-9749

DOI - 10.2166/ws.2020.313

Subject(s) - uranium , toxicology , environmental science , health risk assessment , radiological weapon , environmental health , veterinary medicine , health risk , environmental chemistry , medicine , chemistry , biology , surgery , metallurgy , materials science

The present study highlights uranium concentrations, associated health risks and physico-chemical properties of groundwater samples collected from the Hisar district of Haryana State, India. We found that uranium concentrations in 21 out of 68 (30.9%) samples exceeded the WHO provisional guideline value of 30 μg L . The annual effective doses were estimated for different life stage groups. The highest dose was calculated for infants. From a radiological perspective, the mean cancer mortality risk and cancer morbidity risk were found to be 4.7 × 10 5 and 7.3 × 10 , respectively, which are lower than the permissible limit of 1.67 × 10 4 as prescribed by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, India. The lifetime average daily dose (LADD) of uranium ranged from 0.03 to 7.83 μg kg 1 day . Approximately 23.5% of the samples showed significant chemical toxicity risk. A positive correlation between uranium and total dissolved solids (TDS) was observed.

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