Unraveling Health Risk and Speciation of Arsenic from Groundwater in Rural Areas of Punjab, Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Muhammad Bilal Shakoor (0000-0002-3115-0234, University of Agriculture Faisalabad), Nabeel Khan Niazi (0000-0003-4459-1124, University of Faisalabad, corresponding author), Irshad Bibi (0000-0001-6223-2841, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology), Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman (0000-0002-3426-5221, University of South Australia), Ravi Naidu (0000-0002-1520-2495, CRC for Rail Innovation), Zhaomin Dong (0000-0002-0251-2355, Vision Cooperative Research Centre), Muhammad Shahid (0000-0001-7520-6378, COMSATS University Islamabad), Muhammad Arshad (0000-0002-9046-4030, University of Faisalabad) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 12371-12390 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph121012371 |
| PMID | 26445051 |
| OpenAlex | W2125558043 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
This study determined the total and speciated arsenic (As) concentrations and other health-related water quality parameters for unraveling the health risk of As from drinking water to humans. Groundwater samples (n = 62) were collected from three previously unexplored rural areas (Chichawatni, Vehari, Rahim Yar Khan) of Punjab in Pakistan. The mean and median As concentrations in groundwater were 37.9 and 12.7 μg·L(-1) (range = 1.5-201 μg·L(-1)). Fifty three percent groundwater samples showed higher As value than WHO safe limit of 10 μg·L(-1). Speciation of As in groundwater samples (n = 13) showed the presence of inorganic As only; arsenite (As(III)) constituted 13%-67% of total As and arsenate (As(V)) ranged from 33% to 100%. For As health risk assessment, the hazard quotient and cancer risk values were 11-18 and 46-600 times higher than the recommended values of US-EPA (i.e., 1.00 and 10(-6), respectively). In addition to As, various water quality parameters (e.g., electrical conductivity, Na, Ca, Cl(-), NO3(-), SO4(2-), Fe, Mn, Pb) also enhanced the health risk. The results show that consumption of As-contaminated groundwater poses an emerging health threat to the communities in the study area, and hence needs urgent remedial and management measures
Arsenic · Arsenic poisoning · Biology · Environmental health · Genetic algorithm · Geography · Groundwater · Health risk · Water resource management · Arsenic contamination and mitigation · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Heavy metals in environment · Medicine · Ecology · Geology
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |