Distribution of U and 210PO in groundwater of Kodagu district, Karnataka, India

Nandish, Namitha S. and Kempalingappa, Lavanya B. S. and Hidayath, Mohamed and Siddaraju, Pruthvi Rani K. and Naregundi, Karunakara and Shrirangaiah, Chandrashekara M. (2023) Distribution of U and 210PO in groundwater of Kodagu district, Karnataka, India. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 199 (20). 2548 -2553. ISSN 01448420

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Abstract

Trace amounts of uranium along with its decay products are found in varying levels in natural soil, rocks, water and air. They are a matter of significant concern due to their carcinogenic nature. In the present work, the distribution of U and 210Po in groundwater of Kodagu District, Karnataka, India, was studied. The concentration of total U in groundwater samples was estimated using LASER and LED fluorimeter, and the activity of 210Po in groundwater was studied using electrochemical deposition followed by alpha counting method. The concentration of U and 210Po varied from 0.4 to 8.8 μgl−1 and 0.47 to 4.35 mBql−1, respectively. The ingestion dose due to U and 210Po in groundwater varied from 0.33 to 7.17 and 0.41 to 3.81 μSv y−1, respectively. The estimated U activity was found to be well below the standard safe limits of 30 μgl−1 in drinking water, as recommended by WHO and USEPA. The 210Po activity was low compared with the recommended 100 mBql−1 standard of WHO. © The Author(s) 2023.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cited by: 3
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Carcinogenesis; Groundwater; Humans; India; Polonium; ground water; polonium; Polonium-210; carcinogenesis; human; India
Subjects:	D Physical Science > Physics
Divisions:	Department of > Physics
Depositing User:	Mr Umendra uom
Date Deposited:	02 Dec 2025 06:13
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2025 06:13
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/18181

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