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Uranium in the Surrounding of San Marcos-Sacramento River Environment (Chihuahua, Mexico)
Joint Authors
Garcia-Tenorio, Rafael
Rentería-Villalobos, Marusia
Herrera, Eduardo
Mantero, Juan
Cortés, Manuel Reyes
Montero-Cabrera, Maria Elena
Manjón, Guillermo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The main interest of this study is to assess whether uranium deposits located in the San Marcos outcrops (NW of Chihuahua City, Mexico) could be considered as a source of U-isotopes in its surrounding environment.
Uranium activity concentrations were determined in biota, ground, and surface water by either alpha or liquid scintillation spectrometries.
Major ions were analyzed by ICP-OES in surface water and its suspended matter.
For determining uranium activity in biota, samples were divided in parts.
The results have shown a possible lixiviation and infiltration of uranium from geological substrate into the ground and surface water, and consequently, a transfer to biota.
Calculated annual effective doses by ingestion suggest that U-isotopes in biota could not negligibly contribute to the neighboring population dose.
By all these considerations, it is concluded that in this zone there is natural enhancement of uranium in all environmental samples analyzed in the present work.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rentería-Villalobos, Marusia& Cortés, Manuel Reyes& Mantero, Juan& Manjón, Guillermo& Garcia-Tenorio, Rafael& Herrera, Eduardo…[et al.]. 2012. Uranium in the Surrounding of San Marcos-Sacramento River Environment (Chihuahua, Mexico). The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485409
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rentería-Villalobos, Marusia…[et al.]. Uranium in the Surrounding of San Marcos-Sacramento River Environment (Chihuahua, Mexico). The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485409
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rentería-Villalobos, Marusia& Cortés, Manuel Reyes& Mantero, Juan& Manjón, Guillermo& Garcia-Tenorio, Rafael& Herrera, Eduardo…[et al.]. Uranium in the Surrounding of San Marcos-Sacramento River Environment (Chihuahua, Mexico). The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485409
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485409