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A Comparative Study of Uranium Concentration Using Two Different Analytical Techniques and Assessment of Physicochemical Parameters in Groundwater |
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PP: 149-156 |
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doi:10.18576/jrna/030304
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Author(s) |
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Rohit Mehra,
KM Anamika,
M. Praveen,
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Abstract |
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| Uranium is present in most environmental matrices and can be transferred to living bodies by different pathways. In the current study, the effective concentration of uranium in collected groundwater samples used for domestics as well as agriculture purpose in Dehradun and Haridwar districts of Uttarakh and, India have been measured by LED Fluorimeter and ICP-MS techniques. The obtained results of uranium concentration in the studied samples varied from0.03 to19.19μgL-1with an average value of 2.83μgL-1 using LED flourimeter and from 0.41to 27.53μgL-1with a mean value of 3.74μgL-1 using ICP-MS, respectively. The comparison of results with both the techniques leads to the conclusion of a good agreement with both the techniques. The measured results with both the technique are well below the reference range suggested by various health agencies. Radiological risk and chemical toxicity have also been estimated. The values of excess cancer risk (ECR)and hazard quotient (HQ) of all samples were found less than unity. The physicochemical parameters and their correlation with uranium content have also been studied. |
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