Uranium analysis of geological samples, water and plants from Kulu Area, Himachal Pradesh, India

Singh, Surinder; Malhotra, Rajeev; Kumar, Jagdish; Singh, B. M.; Singh, Lakhwant

doi:10.1016/s1350-4487(01)00200-1

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“…The ions, however, cause damage to kidney structures which, if sever enough, results in kidney failure. Uranium estimation of water systems of India has been reported by some workers (Singh et al 1984(Singh et al , 1995(Singh et al , 2001Ramola et al 1988;Sarin et al 1992).…”

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Estimation of uranium and radon concentration in some drinking water samples of Upper Siwaliks, India

Singh

et al. 2008

Environ Monit Assess

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Uranium and radon concentration was assessed in water samples taken from hand pumps, natural sources and wells collected from some areas of Upper Siwaliks, Northern India. Fission track registration technique was used to estimate the uranium content of water samples. The uranium concentration in water samples was found to vary from 1.08 +/- 0.03 to 19.68 +/- 0.12 microg l(-1). These values were compared with safe limit values recommended for drinking water. Most of the water samples were found to have uranium concentration below the safe limit of 15 microg l(-1) (WHO, World Health Organization, Guidelines for drinking-water quality (3rd ed.). Geneva, Switzerland: WHO, 2004). The radon estimation in these water samples was made using alpha-scintillometry to study its correlation with uranium. The radon concentration in these samples was found to vary from 0.87 +/- 0.29 to 32.10 +/- 1.79 Bq l(-1). The recorded values of radon concentration were within the recommended safe limit of 4 to 40 Bq l(-1) (UNSCEAR, United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiations, Sources and effects of ionizing radiation. New York: United Nations, 1993). No direct correlation was found between uranium concentration and radon concentration in water samples belonging to Upper Siwaliks. The values of uranium and radon concentration in water were compared with that from the adjoining areas of Punjab state, India.

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Estimation of uranium and radon concentration in some drinking water samples of Upper Siwaliks, India

Singh

et al. 2008

Environ Monit Assess

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“…For the analysis of the uranium concentration of the soil samples, the fission track registration technique [10,11,17,18] has been used. In this technique a homogeneous mixture of accurately weighed powdered soil sample (100 mesh seive) and methyl cellulose (act as binder and free from uranium) was taken in the ratio 1 : 2 by weight.…”

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“…Uranium, radium and radon exhalation studies have been carried out in Hamirpur, Kullu and Una districts of Himachal Pradesh [8][9][10][11]. In the present investigations, uranium, radium concentration and radon exhalation rate have been measured in soil samples collected from some areas belonging to upper Siwaliks of Kala Amb, Nahan and Morni Hills of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh states and the results are compared with the adjoining areas of Punjab state.…”

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Uranium, radium and radon exhalation studies in some soil samples using plastic track detectors

Singh

et al. 2009

Indian J Phys

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Radium concentration and radon exhalation rate have been measured in soil samples collected from some areas belonging to upper Siwaliks of Kala Amb, Nahan and Morni Hills of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh states, India using LR-115 type II plastic track detectors. Uranium concentration has also been determined in these soil samples using fission track registration technique. Radium concentration has been found to vary from 5.30 to 31.71 Bq.kg -1 , whereas uranium concentration varies from 33.21 to 76.26 Bq.kg -1 . The radon exhalation rate in these samples varies from 216.87 to 1298.00 mBq.m -2 hr -1 (6.15 to 36.80 mBq.kg -1 .hr -1 ). Most of the samples have uranium concentration above the worldwide average concentration of 35 Bq.kg -1 . A good correlation (R 2 = 0.76) has been observed between uranium concentration and radon exhalation rate in soil. The values of uranium, radium and radon exhalation rate in soil are compared with that from the adjoining areas of Punjab.

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“…When rocks are disintegrated through natural processes, radionuclides are carried in soil by rain and flows. In addition to the natural sources, soil radioactivity is also affected from man-made activities (Singh S. et al, 2001). …”

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Measurement of Uranium Concentration in Some Soil Samples in Tuwaitha site in Baghdad using CR-39 Detector

Ratwita¹,

Sukandar²,

Adnyana³

et al. 2018

IJCET

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The research aims to measure the uranium concentration of soil samples collected from different regions are located around the nuclear research center at Tuwaitha to a contamination ratio statement of these regions, which include agricultural residential regions as well as being the regions for livestock of all kinds. The nuclear track detector (CR-39) was used as a method to detect uranium of through calculations depended on comparison with standard samples.Results indicate that the uranium concentration ranged between (0.4ppm) and (2.538 ppm), these results are within allowed limit that equals (11.7 ppm).

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Uranium analysis of geological samples, water and plants from Kulu Area, Himachal Pradesh, India

Cited by 49 publications

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Estimation of uranium and radon concentration in some drinking water samples of Upper Siwaliks, India

Estimation of uranium and radon concentration in some drinking water samples of Upper Siwaliks, India

Uranium, radium and radon exhalation studies in some soil samples using plastic track detectors

Measurement of Uranium Concentration in Some Soil Samples in Tuwaitha site in Baghdad using CR-39 Detector

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