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8 articles for “Uranium”
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Biokinetics of Retention and Dose Delivery to Body Organs due to Protracted Ingestion of Natural Uranium in Groundwater of Patiala District, Punjab, India
Abstract: This study pertains to the uranium concentration in the drinking water and its biokinetics of the retention and dose delivered to body organs of the residents of 50 villages of the Patiala district of the Punjab State where U content is higher than the safe limit of 30 ppb fixed by WHO. U content values vary from 38.0 µg/L (Uppli) to 267.0 µg/L (Ahru Kalan) with an average value of …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 1–15 Read article
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Ground Water Contamination in Shallow Aquifer of Punjab State With Special Reference to Uranium
Abstract: In Punjab State ground water is in general suitable for drinking uses except at few places in the southern and south western parts where it is not suitable due to high EC or high fluoride or nitrate or combination of all. Almost all ground waters are suitable for irrigation for growing crops like wheat, mustard, rice, barley and maize etc. However, at few places where EC of ground water goes …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Ecology Read article
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Exploratory Analysis of the Statistical Characteristics of Nuclear Fuel Cost Trends
Abstract: Nuclear power reactors of the current fleet mainly use uranium as the fissile fuel material. The economics of nuclear fuels are mainly governed by the prices of uranium. This work is an analysis of monthly uranium price data available from public data sources, covering the time frame from January 1990 to April 2025. In the near term, from 2021 to 2024, monthly uranium spot prices have been between $ 35.28±6.64/lb …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Statistics · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 39–49 Read article
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Investigation of Groundwater Contamination Due to Heavy Metals for Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Punjab State, India
Abstract: Punjab, an intensive agricultural state, is currently experiencing a problem because of elevated levels of heavy metals and uranium (U) in its groundwater. It is commonly known that the groundwater in every district in Punjab's Malwa region has anomalous levels of uranium, with a U content that exceeds the World Health Organization (WHO) safe limit of 30 parts per billion. There have been reports of arsenic (As) in the Majha …
Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 20–29 Read article
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Historical Development and Potentiality of LED-fluorimeter
Abstract: Pulsed LED-fluorimetry is a highly sensitive, versatile, and well-documented field technique for the direct determination of uranium in water samples at the μgL-1 levels. Pulsed LED-fluorimetry has been utilized to assess uranium in a variety of matrices, including mineralized rocks, ores, beneficiation products, and other matrices, without the need for any kind of separation method. Using the high sensitivity of pulsed LED-fluorimetry, interferences from related and auxiliary elements are removed …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Physics · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 14–21 Read article
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Heavy Metal Contamination of Groundwater in Malwa Region of Punjab and Potential Technological Solutions
Abstract: Bathinda is part of the Malwa region of Punjab and is part of a belt which was earlier called the cotton belt of India but is now hailed as the cancer belt of India. The Malwa region faces high cancer incidence rates. For every 1 million people living in this region, 1089 are diagnosed with cancer. The rate of cancer in the Malwa region is 36.13% higher than the national …
Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 1–14 Read article
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Nuclear Reactor Safety Using Fuel Pallet: A Study
Abstract: Nuclear power stands as a vital source of low-carbon electricity, but its widespread acceptance hinges critically on unwavering safety. While public perception often focuses on massive containment buildings, intricate cooling systems, and redundant backup power, a less visible yet fundamentally crucial component plays a paramount role in safety. There is much more to these tiny, cylindrical ceramic pellets than just fissionable material. As an essential part of a reactor's defense-in-depth …
Published in Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology · Vol. 15, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 16–23 Read article
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Heavy Metals Contamination in Groundwaters of Punjab: A Man-made Curse and its Mitigation
Abstract: The curse of heavy metal contamination in groundwaters of Punjab state is causing health hazards for the population of Punjab. It is not so much a natural disaster as its origin can be traced to a man-made crisis in Punjab. Potentially toxic elements, including high levels of Uranium (U) contamination in the Malwa belt of Punjab, Arsenic contamination in the Majha belt, and Selenium contamination in the Doaba belt of …
Published in Journal of Water Pollution & Purification Research · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 6–22 Read article