Geogenic groundwater contaminants (GGCs) affect drinking-water availability and safety,
with up to 60% of groundwater sources in some regions contaminated by more than …

Over the past few decades, the state of groundwater has become a pressing concern,
significantly impacting human health. Groundwater contamination from various pollutants …

Heavy metals in water are detrimental to both human health and the environment. This study
delineated the assessment of heavy metal contamination using AHP-based HPI and their …

Groundwater resources play a key role in sustaining irrigated agriculture and providing
domestic water supplies in the trans-boundary Upper Indus River Basin. Understanding …

Arsenic contaminated groundwater is seen as one of the most critical routes of human
exposure to geogenic pollutants. Recently around 40 million inhabitants of the world are …

Organic matter (OM) has been accepted as an important trigger fueling Fe (III) oxide
reduction and arsenic release in the late Pleistocene-Holocene anoxic aquifers, whereas its …

As remains a global threat to human health, with an estimated 220 million people exposed
to non-potable water (As> 10 μg L− 1) and As-containing staple food. Recent geochemical …

A total of seventy irrigation water samples were collected from Leh, Ladakh, India, to
determine their hydrochemistry profile and water quality for irrigation purposes. Water quality …

Groundwater is a vital natural resource in the Kathua region of the Union Territory of Jammu
and Kashmir, Northern India, where it is used for domestic, irrigation, and industrial …

In the present study, we used stable water isotopes (δ18O and δD) of source waters (rain,
snow, and glacier melt) and groundwater to identify and estimate the sources of recharge in …