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A study was conducted to understand the occurrence of the radionuclides in groundwater of crystalline hard rock region. Samples were collected to analyze major cations, anions, U, 222Rn and stable isotopes of oxygen, hydrogen. It was inferred that few samples have U and 222Rn concentrations higher than the permissible limit of drinking water standard. High degree of weathering of granitic rocks and long contact time of groundwater with the aquifer matrix could be the reason for enhanced U and 222Rn levels in groundwater. The association of U with SO4 also proves that there exists anthropogenic influence in groundwater composition.
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Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy, Rajya sabha. Statement referred to in reply to Rajya Sabha starred question no.280 for answer on 30.08.2012 by Shri Prabhat jha, Shri Arvind kumar singh, Shrimati Kusum rai regarding uranium in ground water.
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The authors wish to express their sincere thanks to University Grants Commission (UGC), India for providing the necessary financial support to carry out this study with vide reference to UGC letter No. F: 39-143/2010 (SR) dated 27 December 2010.
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Thivya, C., Chidambaram, S., Tirumalesh, K. et al. Occurrence of the radionuclides in groundwater of crystalline hard rock regions of central Tamil Nadu, India. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 302, 1349–1355 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3630-z
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