Groundwater quality monitoring is important in an arid region like Balochistan province,
Pakistan. This province is characterized by lack of recharge, high evaporation rate coupled …

Bricks have a long history of being utilized as a construction material across the globe. The
production processes involved in the manufacture of bricks have a significant impact on the …

Groundwater contamination through potentially harmful metals (PHMs) is an environmental
hazard in Pakistan with significant human health risk reports. The current research was …

Accelerated mining activities have increased water contamination with potentially toxic
elements (PTEs) and their associated human health risk in develo** countries. The …

The present study aimed to investigate the physicochemical parameters, potentially toxic
elements (PTEs) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) contamination with associated health risks in …

This study investigated the physicochemical parameters of the ground and surface water of
district Chitral, northern Pakistan, with particular emphasis on the fate, source distribution …

Water is an essential component of all living things on earth and the contamination of water
by heavy metals can cause detrimental health effects. This study aimed to determine the …

Urban areas under the influence of multi-industrial activities with arid and semi-arid
environments witness the significant increase in environmental pollution especially in the …

The concentrations of natural radionuclides (40 K, 238 U and 232 Th), heavy metals (Pb, Ni,
Cu, Cr and Cd) and associated health risk in surface water of Nkalagu river dam have been …

The purpose of this study was to characterize the concentrations of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd),
manganese (Mn), and Fe (Fe) in drinking water sources in primary schools in Sindh …