[HTML][HTML] Uranium in natural waters and the environment: Distribution, speciation and impact

PL Smedley, DG Kinniburgh - Applied Geochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentrations of U in natural waters are usually low, being typically less than 4 μg/L in
river water, around 3.3 μg/L in open seawater, and usually less than 5 μg/L in groundwater …

Impact of climate change on groundwater hydrology: a comprehensive review and current status of the Indian hydrogeology

S Swain, AK Taloor, L Dhal, S Sahoo, N Al-Ansari - Applied Water Science, 2022 - Springer
Groundwater is the second largest store of freshwater in the world. The sustainability of the
ecosystem is largely dependent on groundwater availability, and groundwater has already …

Assessment of trends and multi-decadal changes in groundwater level in parts of the Malwa region, Punjab, India

S Sahoo, S Swain, A Goswami, R Sharma… - Groundwater for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to spatial unevenness in rainfall, groundwater dependency for irrigation has increased
exponentially, which poses a challenge for its sustainability. Hence, the long-term behaviour …

Removal of uranium from nuclear effluent using regenerated bleaching earth steeped in β‒naphthol

AK Sakr, IF Al-Hamarneh, H Gomaa, MMA Aal… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The intensification and adsorption of uranium on different adsorbents are considered an
operative substitute technique for extraction from nuclear effluent. Many synthetic adsorbent …

Appraisal of groundwater quality and associated risks in Mansa district (Punjab, India)

T Sharma, PK Litoria, BS Bajwa, I Kaur - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2021 - Springer
Mansa district in Malwa region of South-West Punjab has gained significant attention due to
elevation in number of patients suffering from diverse diseases especially cancer and …

Hydrogeochemical constraints on uranium contamination of groundwater for drinking water supplies and associated health risks

M Verma, VA Loganathan - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2023 - Elsevier
The groundwater quality of Punjab, India is of huge concern owing to the presence of
various toxic contaminants that includes uranium and other trace elements. The focus of this …

Contamination of groundwater by potentially toxic elements in groundwater and potential risk to groundwater users in the Bathinda and Faridkot districts of Punjab …

T Sharma, BS Bajwa, I Kaur - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Concentrations of uranium (U) and potentially toxic elements in groundwater and associated
health risks posed to residents of Bathinda and Faridkot in the SW-Punjab, India. In Bathinda …

Occurrence and behaviour of uranium in the groundwater and potential health risk associated in semi-arid region of Punjab, India

R Bala, D Das - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2022 - Elsevier
Occurrence of uranium (U) in the groundwater of south-west Punjab is a matter of great
concern due to the rise of contaminant levels at an alarming rate, its spatial and vertical …

Critical review on uranium and arsenic content and their chemical mobilization in groundwater: A case study of the Malwa region Punjab, India

V Kumar, A Maity, A Kumar, S Saha, P Kay… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of pollutants like uranium and arsenic in the groundwater can have a terrible
impact on people's health (both radiologically and toxicologically) and their economic …

Geochemical variations in uranium and fluoride enriched saline groundwater around a semi-arid region of SW Punjab, India

S Paikaray, S Chander - Applied Geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Scarcity of fresh surface water increases dependency on groundwater for agriculture and
domestic consumption which itself is unsafe in many instances by excess salinity, fertilizer …