Assessment of Uranium Biokinetics and Organ Dose Estimation Following Ingestion from Groundwater in the Patiala District, Punjab, India.
Keywords:
Uranium, Groundwater, Biokinetic modelling, Uranium Retention, Health HazardsAbstract
Background: Uranium is a radioactive substance which is present in groundwater. Its ingestion through drinking presents both radiological and chemical risks to living organisms.
Purpose: Our purpose is to study Uranium (U) retention in human body and the radiological dose delivered to different organs and tissues causing health hazards to residents of Patiala district.
Methods: The sample collection was done in clean plastic bottles from 70 different locations of Patiala district. U estimation of groundwater was done by using the ICP-MS technique.
Results: U retention and radiological dose delivered to different organs has been estimated using Li’s Model. Time dependence of U in Kidney, Liver, OST and Urinary Bladder has been studied. The maximum excretion occurs through faeces ranging from 41.89 µg d−1 to 371.57
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