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 …

Use of (modified) natural adsorbents for arsenic remediation: a review

TG Asere, CV Stevens, G Du Laing - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous element found in the atmosphere, soils and rocks, natural waters
and organisms. It is one of the most toxic elements and has been classified as a human …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic contamination of groundwater: A global synopsis with focus on the Indian Peninsula

E Shaji, M Santosh, KV Sarath, P Prakash… - Geoscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
More than 2.5 billion people on the globe rely on groundwater for drinking and providing
high-quality drinking water has become one of the major challenges of human society …

Global threat of arsenic in groundwater

J Podgorski, M Berg - Science, 2020 - science.org
Naturally occurring arsenic in groundwater affects millions of people worldwide. We created
a global prediction map of groundwater arsenic exceeding 10 micrograms per liter using a …

Drinking water quality assessment based on index values incorporating WHO guidelines and Bangladesh standards

MM Rahman, T Haque, A Mahmud, M Al Amin… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2023 - Elsevier
Drinking water quality is one of the most severe concerns around the globe. This study
aimed to assess drinking water quality for a densely populated region, the Jashore …

Arsenic contamination, consequences and remediation techniques: a review

R Singh, S Singh, P Parihar, VP Singh… - … and environmental safety, 2015 - Elsevier
The exposure to low or high concentrations of arsenic (As), either due to the direct
consumption of As contaminated drinking water, or indirectly through daily intake of As …

A multi-model study for understanding the contamination mechanisms, toxicity and health risks of hardness, sulfate, and nitrate in natural water resources

JC Egbueri - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Several water quality contaminants have attracted the attention of numerous researchers
globally, in recent times. Although the toxicity and health risk assessments of sulfate and …

A meta-analysis of the distribution, sources and health risks of arsenic-contaminated groundwater in Pakistan

M Shahid, NK Niazi, C Dumat, R Naidu, S Khalid… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Globally, millions of people who rely on groundwater for potable purposes and agriculture
have been inadvertently exposed to toxic arsenic (As) because of its natural occurrence in …

Extensive arsenic contamination in high-pH unconfined aquifers in the Indus Valley

JE Podgorski, SAMAS Eqani, T Khanam, R Ullah… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Arsenic-contaminated aquifers are currently estimated to affect~ 150 million people around
the world. However, the full extent of the problem remains elusive. This is also the case in …

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 …