Lithological and hydrochemical controls on distribution and speciation of uranium in groundwaters of hard-rock granitic aquifers of Madurai District, Tamil Nadu (India)

Uranium is a radioactive element normally present in hexavalent form as U(VI) in solution and elevated levels in drinking water cause health hazards. Representative groundwater samples were collected from different litho-units in this region and were analyzed for total U and major and minor ions. Re...

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Main Authors: Thivya, C., Chidambaram, S., Keesari, T., Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan, Thilagavathi, R., Adithya, V., Singaraja, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50101