Geochemical control, water quality indexing, source distribution, and potential health risk of fluoride and arsenic in groundwater: Occurrence, sources apportionment …

A Rashid, M Ayub, J Bundschuh, X Gao, Z Ullah… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fluoride (F-), and arsenic (As) in the groundwater cause health problems in
develo** countries, including Pakistan. We evaluated the occurrence, distribution, sources …

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 …

Groundwater quality, health risk assessment, and source distribution of heavy metals contamination around chromite mines: Application of GIS, sustainable …

A Rashid, M Ayub, Z Ullah, A Ali, T Sardar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Groundwater contamination by heavy metals (HMs) released by weathering and mineral
dissolution of granite, gneisses, ultramafic, and basaltic rock composition causes human …

Groundwater contamination through potentially harmful metals and its implications in groundwater management

Z Ullah, A Rashid, J Ghani, J Nawab… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Groundwater contamination through potentially harmful metals (PHMs) is an environmental
hazard in Pakistan with significant human health risk reports. The current research was …

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 …

Geochemical characteristics, mechanisms and suitability for sustainable municipal and agricultural water supply of confined groundwater in central North China Plain

H Yang, Y **ao, Q Hao, L Wang, Y Zhang, K Liu, Y Zhu… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Confined groundwater is a prior water resource for urban and rural water supply in arid and
semiarid regions. A total of 53 groundwater samples were collected from a typical region of …

Fluoride and nitrate in groundwater: a comprehensive analysis of health risk and potability of groundwater of Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India

N Tanwer, M Deswal, P Khyalia, JS Laura… - Environmental Monitoring …, 2023 - Springer
Groundwater contamination is a major concern in front of the scientific community because it
is directly related to human health, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Therefore, a …

Comprehensive evaluation of hydro-chemical processes, suitability, health risks, and sources of groundwater contamination using compositional data analysis …

A Ullah, W Ali, S Muhammad, J Ijaz, F Amir… - Groundwater for …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the level of contamination, health risks, hydro-chemical
processes, and sources of contaminants in the groundwater of the Nizampur basin …

Assessment of groundwater potability and health risk due to fluoride and nitrate in groundwater of Churu District of Rajasthan, India

N Tanwer, M Deswal, P Khyalia, JS Laura… - … Geochemistry and Health, 2023 - Springer
The availability of potable drinking water is a tough challenge particularly in arid and
semiarid regions as it is closely linked to human health. Fluoride and nitrate are widely …

Hydrogeochemical properties, source provenance, distribution, and health risk of high fluoride groundwater: Geochemical control, and source apportionment

M Ayub, H Javed, A Rashid, WH Khan, A Javed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluated high fluoride (F−) levels, source distribution, provenance, health risk,
and source apportionment in the groundwater of Sargodha, Pakistan. Therefore, 48 …