Evaluation on quality and health risk of groundwater in a highly urbanized watershed, China
Jingjing Li,
You-Kuan Zhang,
Yuqing Zhao
Abstract:Urbanizations and industrializations may accelerate the contamination and deterioration of groundwater quality. This study aimed to evaluate the quality and human health risk of shallow groundwater in Shenzhen, China where high levels of urbanization and industrialization are. The hydrochemistry characteristics, water quality levels and human health risks of main ions, nutrient elements, metals in 220 samples collected from Maozhou River Basin (MRB) located in the northwest of Shenzhen were investigated. It sh… Show more
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