Heavy metal pollution status and health risk assessment vicinity to Barapukuria coal mine area of Bangladesh

Hossen, Md. Arif; Chowdhury, Ahnaf Ismam Haque; Mullick, Md. Reaz Akter; Hoque, Asiful

doi:10.1016/j.enmm.2021.100469

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“…As shown in Figure 5, the PLI shows the impact mainly of the tailing area, pithead sediments, and its surroundings, showing how the contamination has spread from the tailings and pithead sediments; the other zone with a lower degree of impact is to the south of the mine, where excavation work took place. The information provided by the PLI data seems more meaningful than the application of single enrichment factors or applying similar indices to single elements [60].…”

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Ecological and Health Risk Assessments of an Abandoned Gold Mine (Remance, Panama): Complex Scenarios Need a Combination of Indices

González-Valoys

Esbrí

Campos

et al. 2021

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The derelict Remance gold mine is a possible source of pollution with potentially toxic elements (PTEs). In the study area, diverse mine waste has been left behind and exposed to weather conditions, and poses risks for soil, plants and water bodies, and also for the health of local inhabitants. This study sought to perform an ecological and health risk assessment of derelict gold mining areas with incomplete remediation, including: (i) characterizing the geochemical distribution of PTEs; (ii) assessing ecological risk by estimating the pollution load index (PLI) and potential ecological risk index (RI); (iii) assessing soil health by dehydrogenase activity; and iv) establishing non-carcinogenic (HI) and carcinogenic risks (CR) for local inhabitants. Soil health seems to depend on not only PTE concentrations, but also on organic matter (OM). Both indexes (PLI and RI) ranged from high to extreme near mining and waste accumulation sites. As indicated by both the HI and CR results, the mining area poses a health risk for local inhabitants and particularly for children. For this reason, it will be necessary to set up environmental management programs in the areas that are most affected (tailings and surrounding areas) and accordingly establish the best remediation strategies to minimize risks for the local population.

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Ecological and Health Risk Assessments of an Abandoned Gold Mine (Remance, Panama): Complex Scenarios Need a Combination of Indices

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“…1,2 For example, copper, lead, nickel, chromium, and mercury may be lethal threats to multiple organisms even at a very low exposure dose. 3,4 Among them, lead (Pb) is one of the most widely used and distributed categories in the environment. [5][6][7] However, when the blood Pb level of children is above 10 mg dL −1 , it can cause irreversible damage to intelligent development.…”

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Effect of microplastics on the binding properties of Pb(ii) onto dissolved organic matter: insights from fluorescence spectra and FTIR combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy

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“…Mining activities are necessary for the socioeconomic development of people. However, it also accelerates natural processes in the environments associated with it, causing a higher rate of release of toxic elements into the environment (Hossen et al., 2021). Large amounts of solid and liquid wastes generated during mining activities are a potential source of contamination of soil and water bodies.…”

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Characterization, variations, fluxes, and sources of contaminants in coal mine water of Korba basin, Chhattisgarh, India

Patel,

Pandey,

Agarwal

et al. 2023

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Several million tons of coal are extracted which discharge the contaminated mineral water into the environment in the coal mines located in the Korba basin (Chhattisgarh, India) chosen as the study area. The aim of this work is to describe: (i) the physico‐chemical characteristics (pH, EC, TDS, DO, RP, CC (carbonate carbon), OC (organic carbon) F−, Cl−, NO3−, SO42−, SiO44−, PO43−, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Al, As, Sb, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb, and Hg) of the coal mine water samples, (ii) spatial, seasonal (i.e. PrM (pre‐monsoon), M (monsoon) and PtM (post monsoon) and temporal (over the period of 2012–2017) variations, (iii) sources of contaminants from fourteen coal mines, (iv) suitability of the water for drinking and other uses, and (v) health impact of the mine water in view of developing remedial approaches.The mine water is neutral in nature with high TDS (total dissolved solid) values ranging from 620 to 13711 mg L−1 due to mainly high carbon content. The concertation of all species lies between 519–11432 mg L−1 with maximum value of OC. The most dominating species were OC, CC, Cl−, NO3−, SO42−, Na, and Ca. Species, that is, F−, OC, Al, Fe, As, Sb, Cd, Pb, and Hg occurred beyond their limits. Their higher concentration in the PtM is observed. Water quality index (WQI) values ranged from 17.52 to 95.68 in the PtM period. 42.85%, 21.42%, and 7.14% of water samples represent “excellent water”, “good water” and “poor water” respectively in the PtM period. In addition, the fertilizer and trace element concentrations in the water samples were compared with the limit values determined for usability as drinking water. Accordingly, it was concluded that it is not suitable for use as drinking water in terms of TDS, F−, and NO3− concentrations. In addition, AsT (total arsenic), F− and NO3− pollutants were detected in the water samples, and it was observed that F− and NO3− ions did not have a carcinogenic effect. A health risk assessment of As has been made, and it is found that adults and children have a low risk of developing cancer from the exposure. However, arsenic has high non‐carcinogenic and potentially harmful effects.

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Heavy metal pollution status and health risk assessment vicinity to Barapukuria coal mine area of Bangladesh

Cited by 30 publications

References 69 publications

Ecological and Health Risk Assessments of an Abandoned Gold Mine (Remance, Panama): Complex Scenarios Need a Combination of Indices

Ecological and Health Risk Assessments of an Abandoned Gold Mine (Remance, Panama): Complex Scenarios Need a Combination of Indices

Effect of microplastics on the binding properties of Pb(ii) onto dissolved organic matter: insights from fluorescence spectra and FTIR combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy

Characterization, variations, fluxes, and sources of contaminants in coal mine water of Korba basin, Chhattisgarh, India

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