Characterization and health risk assessment of arsenic in natural waters of the Indus River Basin, Pakistan

Autor:	Faizan Ur Rehman Qaiser, Fan Zhang, Ramesh Raj Pant, Chen Zeng, Nangyal Ghani Khan, Guanxing Wang
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Environmental Engineering Water Pollution Risk Assessment Arsenic Rivers Environmental Chemistry Humans Pakistan Child Waste Management and Disposal Groundwater Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring
Zdroj:	The Science of the total environment. 857(Pt 2)
ISSN:	1879-1026
Popis:	The elevated concentrations of arsenic in natural water are one of the major environmental threats to human health. However, the existing characteristics, controlling mechanisms, and associated risks of arsenic in natural waters in the Indus River Basin (IRB), Pakistan, are yet to be unequivocally understood. In this study, a total of 203 samples of surface water (SW), shallow groundwater (SGW), and deep groundwater (DGW) were collected from the IRB to assess the geochemical characteristics of arsenic and its associated health risks, as all three kinds of waters are the main sources of drinking and domestic usage. The results revealed that the arsenic concentrations in the SW, SGW, and DGW were in the ranges of 1.1-26.45, 1.05-44.44, and 0.67-41.09 μg L
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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