Groundwater quality evaluation and risk assessment of nitrate using monte carlo simulation and sensitivity analysis in rural areas of Divandarreh County, Kurdistan province, Iran

Soleimani, Hamed; Nasri, Omid; Ghoochani, Mahboobeh; Azhdarpoor, Abooalfazl; Dehghani, Mansooreh; Radfard, Majid; Darvishmotevalli, Mohammad; Oskoei, Vahide; Heydari, Maryam

doi:10.1080/03067319.2020.1751147

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“…As fluoride has a direct impact on human health 14 , the health risk assessment of fluoride in groundwater can provide a baseline information for ensuring the safety of drinking water and sustainable utilization of water resources. The health risk assessment model recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has been widely used and confirmed in the water quality assessment of drinking water 7 , 33 . In this study, the model is used to evaluate the health risk of fluoride in groundwater.…”

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Spatial distribution and potential health risk of fluoride in drinking groundwater sources of Huaibei, Anhui Province

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Liu

et al. 2021

Sci Rep

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Fluoride enrichment in drinking groundwater at Huaibei leads to potential health risk to the residents. A total of 49 groundwater samples from groundwater sources were collected to evaluate the potential health risk of fluoride ingestion through drinking water for children and adults in Huaibei. Results shown that the average concentration of fluoride in centralized sources is less than that of decentralized sources, which may be attributed to different geological conditions including fluoride-rich minerals, environmental conditions and high fluoride waste discharge. The corresponding health risk value of fluoride in centralized source is lower than that in decentralized one, and the HI values of fluoride in the three exposed groups varied in the same order: infants > children > adults. Infants and children were more sensitive receptors to the non-carcinogenic health hazards of fluoride than adults. Special care should be taken to infants and children for the highly prone to health risk compared to adults.

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Spatial distribution and potential health risk of fluoride in drinking groundwater sources of Huaibei, Anhui Province

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Liu

et al. 2021

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“…The computed WQI values are classified into five categories [15,31,48,54]: excellent water (<50), good water (50-100), poor water (100-200), very poor water (200-300), and unsuitable water (>300).…”

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Health Risk of the Shallow Groundwater and Its Suitability for Drinking Purpose in Tongchuan, China

Nsabimana

et al. 2021

Water

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Studying the quality and health risks of groundwater is of great significance for sustainable water resources utilization, especially in arid and semi-arid areas around the world. The current study is carried out to evaluate the quality and potential health risks of groundwater in the Tongchuan area on the Loess Plateau, northwest China. Water quality index (WQI) and hydrochemical correlation analysis were implemented to understand the status of groundwater quality. Daily average exposure dosages through the oral and dermal contact exposure pathways were taken into consideration to calculate the health risks to the human body. Additionally, graphical approaches such as Piper diagram, Durov diagram and GIS mapping were used to help better understand the results of this study. The WQI approach showed that 77.1% of the samples were of excellent quality. The most significant parameters affecting water quality were NO3−, F−, and Cr6+. The health risk assessment results showed that 27.1% and 54.2% of the samples lead to non-carcinogenic risks through oral intake for adults and children, respectively. In contrast, 12.5% of the groundwater samples would result in carcinogenic risks to the residents. This study showed that the WQI method needs to be supplemented by a health risk evaluation to obtain comprehensive results for groundwater quality protection and management in the Tongchuan area.

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“…The present study considered the health effects of nitrate contamination through drinking water intake on high densified residents of the study area. The impact of a high concentration of nitrate on the human body was calculated in two steps (Soleimani et al, 2020). In the first step, chronic daily intake was estimated (Eqn.6), and in the second step, the hazard quotient was calculated with reference doses (Eqn.7).…”

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Appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purpose using GIS and statistical approach with special reference to nitrate contamination in a semi-arid region: A case study

Balamurugan¹,

MUNIRAJ²,

KARUPPANNAN

et al. 2020

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Groundwater contamination has become an environmental issue all around the world. The specific objective of the present study is to evaluate the risk assessment of groundwater for nitrate contamination and in addition to assess the suitability of groundwater for domestic and irrigation purposes in the semi-arid region. Thirty sample locations were identified based on the more active industrial and high-densified residential regions in the study area. To evaluate the drinking and irrigation fitness of groundwater by analysed water quality parameters such as pH, Electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, Total hardness, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulphate, fluoride, carbonate and bicarbonate. According to World Health Organization (WHO) 2011 and Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) 2012 standards, the GIS Spatial analysis of groundwater parameters was carried out to identify each parameter high contaminated regions in the study area. Multivariate statistical analysis, such as principal component analysis, cluster analysis, and Pearson correlation matrix, was used to understand the relationship between water quality parameters. The Results show that 40% of samples are highly affected due to the high concentration of nitrate. The total non-carcinogenic health risks for male, women, and children are 40%, 50%, and 53.33%, respectively. It reveals that, children and women are at high risk than male in the study region. The major sources of contamination are discharges from the household, uncovered septic tanks, leachate from the waste dump, and excess utilization of fertilizers in the agriculture field.

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Groundwater quality evaluation and risk assessment of nitrate using monte carlo simulation and sensitivity analysis in rural areas of Divandarreh County, Kurdistan province, Iran

Cited by 60 publications

References 54 publications

Spatial distribution and potential health risk of fluoride in drinking groundwater sources of Huaibei, Anhui Province

Spatial distribution and potential health risk of fluoride in drinking groundwater sources of Huaibei, Anhui Province

Health Risk of the Shallow Groundwater and Its Suitability for Drinking Purpose in Tongchuan, China

Appraisal of groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purpose using GIS and statistical approach with special reference to nitrate contamination in a semi-arid region: A case study

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