Toward decontamination in coastal regions: Groundwater quality, fluoride, nitrate, and human health risk assessments within multi-aquifer Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia

MA Yassin, SI Abba, SMH Shah, AG Usman… - Water, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Contamination in coastal regions attributed to fluoride and nitrate cannot be disregarded,
given the substantial environmental and public health issues they present worldwide. For …

Fluoride in groundwater sources in Ghana: A multifaceted and country-wide review

RW Kazapoe, EEY Amuah, P Dankwa, OF Fynn… - Heliyon, 2024‏ - cell.com
A large portion of Ghana's population, particularly in rural areas, lack reliable access to
safely managed water. Many of these communities rely on groundwater as their primary …

Distribution, sources, and potential health risks of fluoride, total iodine, and nitrate in rural drinking water sources of North and East China

S Huang, J Guo, Y **e, R Bian, N Wang, W Qi… - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Small-scale water sources serving villages and towns are the main source of drinking water
in rural areas. Compared to centralized water sources, rural water sources are less …

Groundwater fluoride and nitrate contamination and associated human health risk assessment in South Punjab, Pakistan

J Iqbal, C Su, M Wang, H Abbas, MYJ Baloch… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023‏ - Springer
Consumption of high fluoride (F−) and nitrate (NO3−) containing water may pose serious
health hazards. One hundred sixty-one groundwater samples were collected from drinking …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of human health risk from potentially toxic elements and predicting groundwater contamination using machine learning approaches

MG Uddin, MH Imran, AM Sajib, MA Hasan… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) at Ishwardi, Bangladesh is planning to
go into operation within 2024 and therefore, adjacent areas of RNPP is gaining adequate …

Hydrogeochemical evaluation for human health risk assessment from contamination of coastal groundwater aquifers of Indo-Bangladesh Ramsar site

D Ruidas, SC Pal, I Chowdhuri, A Saha… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The suitability of groundwater (GW) and the corresponding health risk caused by heavy
metals become prime concerns in the recent era; so, the determination of GW quality most …

Unravelling groundwater contamination and health-related implications in semi-arid and cold regions of India

AB Dharmani, M Verma, S Rani, A Narang… - Journal of Contaminant …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Groundwater, a vital global resource, is essential for sustaining life and various human
activities. However, its quality and availability face increasing threats from both natural and …

Analysis of trace elements in processed products of grapes and potential health risk assessment

R Peirovi-Minaee, A Alami, F Esmaeili… - Environmental Science and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Raisins and grape pekmez are consumed commonly by human all over the globe.
Consumption of contaminated foods may be the likely pathway of heavy metal exposure …

Water quality index assessment of river ganga at haridwar stretch using multivariate statistical technique

A Gani, S Pathak, A Hussain, S Ahmed, R Singh… - Molecular …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract The Ganges (Ganga) river contributes significant water resources for the ecology
and economy, but it frequently encounters severe deterioration due to cumulative impact …

Spatiotemporal variations, health risk assessment, and sources of potentially toxic elements in potamic water of the Anday Stream Basin (Türkiye), Black Sea Region

C Tokatli, E Mutlu, F Ustaoğlu, ART Islam… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - Springer
Monitoring and protecting freshwater habitats are paramount for a sustainable water
management perspective. This study investigated potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the …