Uranium (U) source, speciation, uptake, toxicity and bioremediation strategies in soil-plant system: a review

L Chen, J Liu, W Zhang, J Zhou, D Luo, Z Li - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Uranium (U), a highly toxic radionuclide, is becoming a great threat to soil health
development, as returning nuclear waste containing U into the soil systems is increased …

Water toxicants: a comprehension on their health concerns, detection, and remediation

S Sarkar, SS Gill, G Das Gupta… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Water is an essential moiety for the human use since a long time. Availability of good-quality
water is very essential, as it is used in almost all the industrial, agricultural, and household …

Quality and health risk evaluation for groundwater in Nadia district, West Bengal: an approach on its suitability for drinking and domestic purpose

A Das, SS Das, NR Chowdhury, M Joardar… - Groundwater for …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work comprises the evaluation of twenty physico-chemical parameters in 110
ground water samples from 17 blocks of Nadia district located in West Bengal, for its quality …

Distribution and geochemical controls of arsenic and uranium in groundwater-derived drinking water in Bihar, India

LA Richards, A Kumar, P Shankar, A Gaurav… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chronic exposure to groundwater containing elevated concentrations of geogenic
contaminants such as arsenic (As) and uranium (U) can lead to detrimental health impacts …

Preliminary assessment of uranium contamination in drinking water sources near a uranium mine in the Siavonga District, Zambia, and associated health risks

T Haakonde, J Yabe, K Choongo, G Chongwe… - Mine water and the …, 2020 - Springer
Uranium (U) levels in drinking water sources in the vicinity of a U mine in the Siavonga
district in the Southern Province of Zambia are alarming. The median U concentrations in …

Distribution of natural uranium in surface and groundwater resources: a review

A Waseem, H Ullah, MK Rauf… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Keeping in view the toxicity of uranium and to reduce exposure to uranium and avoid high
doses, it is essential to examine on routine bases the concentration of natural radionuclide …

Contrasting distributions of groundwater arsenic and uranium in the western Hetao basin, Inner Mongolia: implication for origins and fate controls

H Guo, Y Jia, RB Wanty, Y Jiang, W Zhao, W Xiu… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although As concentrations have been investigated in shallow groundwater from the Hetao
basin, China, less is known about U and As distributions in deep groundwater, which would …

Ground/drinking water contaminants and cancer incidence: A case study of rural areas of South West Punjab, India

G Kaur, R Kumar, S Mittal, PK Sahoo… - Human and ecological …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study was carried out in the rural areas of South West Punjab, India, to evaluate the
groundwater quality and cancer incidence. The epidemiological study was carried using …

Distribution and migration of uranium, chromium, and accompanying metal (loid) s in soil-plants system around a uranium hydrometallurgical area

Y Wan, W Xu, J Liu, MA Gomez, M Sun, J Wang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extraction and utilization of uranium (U) ores have led to the release of significant
amounts of potentially toxic metal (loid) s (PTMs) into the environment, constituting a grave …

Uranium distribution in groundwater and assessment of age dependent radiation dose in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Pathankot districts of Punjab, India

T Sharma, A Sharma, I Kaur, RK Mahajan, PK Litoria… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
A comprehensive study of seasonal variation of uranium distribution in groundwater of
Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Pathankot districts of Punjab, India and assessment of associated …