Exposure assessment of natural uranium from drinking water. Issue 12 (22nd November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jakhu, Rajan; Mehra, Rohit; Mittal, H. M.
• Is Part Of: Environmental science. Volume 18:Issue 12(2016)
• Page Start: 1540
• Page End: 1549
• Publication Date: 2016-11-22
• Subjects: Environmental monitoring -- Periodicals; Biological monitoring -- Periodicals; Environmental chemistry -- Periodicals; 363.7363
• DOI: 10.1039/c6em00514d
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-7887

Abstract

Abstract : The uranium concentration in the drinking water of the residents of the Jaipur and Ajmer districts of Rajasthan has been measured for exposure assessment. Abstract : The uranium concentration in the drinking water of the residents of the Jaipur and Ajmer districts of Rajasthan has been measured for exposure assessment. The daily intake of uranium from the drinking water for the residents of the study area is found to vary from 0.4 to 123.9 μg per day. For the average uranium ingestion rate of 35.2 μg per day for a long term exposure period of 60 years, estimations have been made for the retention of uranium in different body organs and its excretion with time using ICRP's biokinetic model of uranium. Radioactive and chemical toxicity of uranium has been reported and discussed in detail in the present manuscript.