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Large-scale uranium contamination of groundwater resources in India [1]

Groundwater overexploitation has caused massive groundwater depletion and raised concerns for water and food security in India. Groundwater in India also suffers from multiple water quality issues such as arsenic and fluoride contamination that pose human health risks. Here we report new data showing that the occurrence in uranium in Indian groundwater is an emerging and widespread phenomenon.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2018
Rachel M. Coyte [2], Ratan C. Jain [3], Sudhir K. Srivastava & et al [4]
Environmental Science & Technology Letters [5]
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Tags:
Groundwater Pollutants [6], Uranium [7], India [8], Groundwater Pollution [9], Rajasthan [10], Gujarat [11], Wells [12]
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