Comments on Uranium Content Anomalies in Groundwaters of Fazilka District of Punjab (India) for the Assessment of Excess Cancer Risk

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  • Munish Kumar Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Department of Physical Sciences, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjooh.v6i3.38

Abstract

In a recent article in “Research & Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology”, Prof. Virk has evaluated radiological risk due to uranium content present in the groundwater of Fazilka district for the Malwa belt of Punjab, India [1]. As per the report, the uranium content of water samples of the studied villages varied from 121.95–366.00 ppb (μgl-1) with an average value of 198.198 ppb (μgl-1) [1]. The excess cancer risk varied from (3.45–10.37) x10-4 with a mean value of 5.01×10-4 and works out to be 5 per 10,000 people or 500 per million.

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2018-01-29

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2017)

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