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Daily intake of uranium by urban indian population

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The daily intake of uranium (238U) by an urban Indian adult population was estimated by the analysis of a duplicate diet, drinking water, and air samples using neutron activation and radio-chemical separation. The uranium intake through food is 0.55 μg which is much larger than that from drinking water and air, at 0.09 and 0.01 μg, respectively. The total daily dietary intake of uranium, calculated from the concentrations measured in the individual food ingredients and their daily consumption (based on the national survey), is found to be 2.2 μg which is a factor of 3.5 higher than that based on a duplicate urban diet. The maximum contribution to the daily intake is found to be from cereals. The lower intake by the urban population is most likely due to their lower food consumption.

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  1. Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, 400 085, Bombay

    H. S. Dang, V. R. Pullat, D. D. Jaiswal, M. Parameswaran & C. M. Sunta

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Dang, H.S., Pullat, V.R., Jaiswal, D.D. et al. Daily intake of uranium by urban indian population. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 138, 67–72 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02049348

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