Tracing geochemical sources and health risk assessment of uranium in groundwater of arid zone of India.

ABSTRACT: Water quality degradation and metal contamination in groundwater are serious concerns in an arid region with scanty water resources. This study aimed at evaluating the source of uranium (U) and potential health risk assessment in groundwater of the arid region of western Rajasthan and northern Gujarat. The probable source of vanadium (V) and fluorine (F) was also identified. U and trace metal concentration, along with physicochemical characteristics were determined for 265 groundwater samples collected from groundwater of duricrusts and palaeochannels of western Rajasthan and northern Gujarat. The U concentration ranged between 0.6 and 260 μg L^-1 with a mean value of 24 μg L^-1, and 30% of samples surpassed the World Health Organization's limit for U (30 μg L^-1

SUBMITTER: Pandit P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9160070 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature