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Uranium in ground water of Rajnandgaon District of Central India

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The present study highlights uranium levels, associated health effects, and physicochemical properties of ground water samples collected from Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh State, Central India. Uranium concentrations of ground water samples are found to exceed than 30 µg/L (United States Environmental Protection Agency and World Health Organisation recommended limit) at two villages in summer and at one village in winter while it is found higher than 60 µg/L (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Department of Atomic Energy, India recommended limit) at only one village in summer. Correlation analysis between uranium and physicochemical parameters suggest that Ca2+ ion and total alkalinity play an important role in uranium contamination of ground water.

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Authors are thankful to BRNS [36(4)/14/90/2014-BRNS] for funding this research work. We are also thankful to Bhilai Institute of Technology (BIT) for providing lab facility.

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus, Bhilai, 491001, India

    Vijita Diwan & Supriya Biswas

  2. Department of Applied Chemistry, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, 491001, India

    Santosh Kumar Sar

  3. Central Ground Water Board, North Central Chhattisgarh Region, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Raipur, 492001, India

    Rakesh Dewangan

  4. Department of Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand

    Triambak Baghel

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Diwan, V., Sar, S.K., Biswas, S. et al. Uranium in ground water of Rajnandgaon District of Central India. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 321, 293–302 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06568-9

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