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Carcinogenic and Non-carcinogenic Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater Wells in Neyshabur Plain, Iran.
Hossein Najafi Saleh,Maryam Panahande,Mahmood Yousefi,Farzaneh Baghal Asghari,Gea Oliveri Conti,Elham Talaee,Ali Mohammadi +6 more
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Considering the toxic effect of some elements, including Pb and As, in the chronic exposure of consumers, it is suggested a continuous evaluation and monitoring of drinking water resources.Abstract:
The present work reports the As, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn, and Fe concentrations of drinking water samples in Neyshabur Plain, Iran. This study aimed also to ascertain the potential consumers’ health risk of heavy metal intake. Heavy metal concentrations were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry. The highest and lowest average values in the analyzed water samples were observed for Fe (9.78 ± 5.61 μg/L) and As (1.30 ± 2.99 μg/L), respectively. These values were well below the limits recommended by the World Health Organization and the Iranian national standard. Heavy metal pollution index and heavy metal evaluation index were used to evaluate drinking water quality. The risk index was calculated by chronic daily intake and hazard quotient according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency approach. Heavy metal pollution index in all the samples was less than 100, indicating that it is a low-level heavy metal. The total risk of all heavy metals in the urban environment varied from 40.164 × 10−7 to 174.8 × 10−7. In this research, the maximum average of risk belonged to lead and copper with the respective values of 60.10 × 10−7and 33.99 × 10−7 from the selected wells. However, considering the toxic effect of some elements, including Pb and As, in the chronic exposure of consumers, we suggest a continuous evaluation and monitoring of drinking water resources.read more
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Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals in drinking water of Khorramabad, Iran.
Ali Mohammadi,Ahmad Zarei,Saba Majidi,Afshin Ghaderpoury,Yalda Hashempour,Mohammad Hossein Saghi,Abdolazim Alinejad,Mahmood Yousefi,Nasrin Hosseingholizadeh,Mansour Ghaderpoori +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the concentrations of 8 heavy metals were determined in forty water samples along distribution drinking water of Khorramabad, Iran and the ranges of heavy metals in this study were lower than EPA and WHO drinking water recommendations and guidelines and so were acceptable.
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Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution and Human Health Risks Assessment in Soils Around an Industrial Zone in Neyshabur, Iran
Ali Mohammadi,Ahmad Zarei,Marjan Esmaeilzadeh,Mahmoud Taghavi,Mahmood Yousefi,Zahra Yousefi,Fatemeh Sedighi,Safoura Javan +7 more
TL;DR: Based on the results of human health risk assessments, the soil metals pose negligible carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks to the adults and children living in this area and the need for the monitoring of the soil around the industrial zone, especially for Cd and As, is needed to reduce potential environmental issues.
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Cadmium in Groundwater Consumed in the Rural Areas of Gonabad and Bajestan, Iran: Occurrence and Health Risk Assessment
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TL;DR: Minor populations of the study area were found to be more vulnerable to the carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic diseases than teenagers and adults, mainly through oral exposure.
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