Assessment of age-dependent radiation dose and toxicity risk due to intake of uranium through the ingestion of groundwater from Northern Rajasthan, India

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 516-524

  Duggal, Vikas ^a   Rani, Asha ^b   Mehra, Rohit ^c   Saini, Komal ^d   Bajwa, B S ^d  

^a Guru Kashi University   (India)

^b FCET   (India)

^c DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

age dependent dose; chemical risk; drinking water; radiological risk; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL HAZARDS; DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; URANIUM;

AGE-DEPENDENT DOSE; CARCINOGENIC RISK; CHEMICAL RISKS; CHEMICAL TOXICITY; MAXIMUM CONTAMINATION LEVELS; RADIOLOGICAL RISKS; RAJASTHAN , INDIA; URANIUM CONCENTRATION;

RISKS;

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CANCER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; IRRADIATION; MORTALITY; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACER; URANIUM;

CHURU; HANUMANGARH; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SIKAR; SRI GANGANAGAR;

EID: 84978999260     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772248.2016.1196210     Document Type: Article

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