Geospatial mapping, risk assessment and multivariate analysis of naturally occurring radionuclides and potentially toxic elements in agrarian soils of SAS Nagar, Punjab, India.

Sanjeet S Kaintura, Om Prakash Pandey, Mukesh Prasad, Navjot Kaur, Sarabjot Kaur, Froukje M van der Zwan, Pushpendra P Singh

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Sanjeet S KainturaDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Plaksha University, Mohali, 140306, India. sanjeetkaintura91@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2570-9625

Om Prakash PandeyPhysical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 23955, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

Mukesh PrasadDepartment of Medical Physics, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Jolly Grant, Dehradun, 248016, India.

Navjot KaurDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Plaksha University, Mohali, 140306, India.

Sarabjot KauriHub-AWaDH, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, 140001, India.

Froukje M van der ZwanPhysical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 23955, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

Pushpendra P SinghiHub-AWaDH, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, 140001, India.

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Abstract

Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and agricultural advancements underscore the need to monitor environmental radionuclides and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) for pollution and human health impact assessment. This study assessed human health risks associated with radionuclides and PTEs in agricultural soils of the SAS Nagar District, Punjab, India, using ICP-MS and XRF techniques. Mean radionuclide concentrations were found to be 34.7 ± 3.1 Bq kg

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RadioisotopesSoilSoil Pollutants, RadioactiveAgricultureHumansIndiaMultivariate AnalysisRadiation MonitoringRisk AssessmentRadioisotopesSoilSoil Pollutants, RadioactiveChemotoxicityHealth impact assessmentMass spectrometric analysisRadioactivity levelsSource identificationXRF technique

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PMID42286004

DOI10.1038/s41598-026-51494-y

PMCPMC13534737

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