| Autor: |
Adewale M. Taiwo, Opeyemi C. Somade, Oluwaseyi Z. Ojekunle, Adijat O. Atayese, Tolulope M. Obuotor |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100105- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2773-0506 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jtemin.2023.100105 |
| Popis: |
Background: Groundwater is a sustainable resource that provides potable water for millions of people. Contamination of groundwater by metals and metalloids (MMs) may, therefore, pose serious health threats to consumers. Objective: This study aimed at assessing the health risk of MMs in groundwater resources around the vicinity of sanitation facilities at different markets in Abeokuta metropolis, southwestern Nigeria. Methods: Fifty hand-dug wells around the waste sanitation facilities in ten markets from the Abeokuta metropolis were monitored. Groundwater samples were analysed for MMs using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Data were subjected to descriptive and inferential statistics. Health risk assessment (non-carcinogenic hazard quotient [HQ], and cancer risk [CR]) were estimated in groundwater. Results: Significantly higher (p |
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