Drinking water quality status and contamination in Pakistan

MK Daud, M Nafees, S Ali, M Rizwan… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Due to alarming increase in population and rapid industrialization, drinking water quality is
being deteriorated day by day in Pakistan. This review sums up the outcomes of various …

A comprehensive review on water pollution, South Asia Region: Pakistan

R Noor, A Maqsood, A Baig, CB Pande, SM Zahra… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Pakistan is one of the most water-polluted country in the South Asia Region. Drinking water
is contaminated with microbial and toxic metals throughout Pakistan. The values of different …

Groundwater quality assessment for sustainable drinking and irrigation

E Asadi, M Isazadeh, S Samadianfard, MF Ramli… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Identification and management of the groundwater quality are of utmost importance for
maintaining freshwater resources in arid and semi-arid areas, which is essential for …

Fecal contamination of drinking-water in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Bain, R Cronk, J Wright, H Yang, T Slaymaker… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Access to safe drinking-water is a fundamental requirement for good health and
is also a human right. Global access to safe drinking-water is monitored by WHO and …

Water pollution in Pakistan and its impact on public health—a review

A Azizullah, MNK Khattak, P Richter, DP Häder - Environment international, 2011 - Elsevier
Water pollution is one of the major threats to public health in Pakistan. Drinking water quality
is poorly managed and monitored. Pakistan ranks at number 80 among 122 nations …

Water quality assessment and evaluation of human health risk of drinking water from source to point of use at Thulamela municipality, Limpopo Province

N Luvhimbi, TG Tshitangano, JT Mabunda… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Water quality has been linked to health outcomes across the world. This study evaluated the
physico-chemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water supplied by the municipality …

[PDF][PDF] Untreated wastewater reasons and causes: a review of most affected areas and cities

A Tariq, A Mushtaq - Int. J. Chem. Biochem. Sci, 2023 - iscientific.org
Wastewater is one of the serious environmental concerns because water quality criterion of
surface water and groundwater set by WHO are frequently violated. Approximately, 380 …

Climate change, water quality and water-related challenges: a review with focus on Pakistan

T Ahmed, M Zounemat-Kermani, M Scholz - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Climate variability is heavily impacting human health all around the globe, in particular, on
residents of develo** countries. Impacts on surface water and groundwater resources and …

A comprehensive review on current status, mechanism, and possible sources of arsenic contamination in groundwater: a global perspective with prominence of …

W Ali, A Rasool, M Junaid, H Zhang - Environmental geochemistry and …, 2019 - Springer
Arsenic (As)-mediated contamination of groundwater resources in different parts of the world
is a consequence of natural or anthropogenic sources, leading to adverse effects on the …

Assessment of industrial wastewater for potentially toxic elements, human health (dermal) risks, and pollution sources: A case study of Gadoon Amazai industrial …

N Muhammad, M Nafees, L Ge, MH Khan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, industrial wastewater and groundwater were comparatively investigated for
their physicochemical properties, concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), human …