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Table 3 Biokinetic data for ingested uranium via the drinking water pathway
Location
U conc.
a
(μg L
−1
) GI tract
Blood
Skeleton
ST + SI + ULI + LLI
(μg)
Plasma + RBC
(μg)
Cortical bone
surface (μg)
Cortical bone
volume (μg)
Trabecular bone
surface (μg)
Trabecular bone
volume(μg)
MANSA
Boha
127
1.57
0.08
0.93
165.67
1.17
44.51
Mansa
95
1.18
0.06
0.70
123.93
0.87
33.29
Fatta
Maluka
245
3.03
0.16
1.80
319.60
2.25
85.86
Bhame
436
5.39
0.29
3.20
568.76
4.00
152.80
Dulewal
38
0.47
0.03
0.28
49.57
0.35
13.32
Jhunir
64
0.79
0.04
0.47
83.49
0.59
22.43
Bikhi
48
0.59
0.03
0.35
62.62
0.44
16.82
Sanga
70
0.87
0.05
0.51
91.32
0.64
24.53
Ralla
57
0.71
0.04
0.42
74.36
0.52
19.98
Mirpur
Mansa
123
1.52
0.08
0.90
160.45
1.13
43.11
MUKTSAR
Lambi
198
2.45
0.13
1.45
258.29
1.82
69.39
Muktsar
385
4.74
0.26
2.82
502.23
3.53
134.93
Doda
75
0.93
0.05
0.55
97.84
0.69
26.28
Bhunder
85
1.05
0.06
0.62
110.88
0.78
29.79
Malout
167
2.07
0.11
1.22
217.85
1.53
58.53
Kalipur
220
2.72
0.15
1.61
286.99
2.02
77.10
Thandewal
87
1.08
0.06
0.64
113.49
0.80
30.49
Bitiwala
103
1.27
0.07
0.76
134.36
0.95
36.10
Sangu
66
0.82
0.04
0.06
86.10
0.61
23.13
Gidderbaha
89
1.10
0.06
0.65
116.10
0.82
31.19
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