Hydro-geochemistry and age-dependent health risk assessment of nitrate, nitrite, and fluoride in health facilities water: a multivariate analysis.

Anions Healthcare units Physic-chemical composition Risk assessment Water quality

Journal

Environmental science and pollution research international
ISSN: 1614-7499
Titre abrégé: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9441769

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
04 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 28 03 2024
accepted: 29 09 2024
medline: 4 10 2024
pubmed: 4 10 2024
entrez: 4 10 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Groundwater from alluvial fan plains is the prevailing water source, especially for arid/semiarid regions, but its contamination poses substantial risks to water supply and public health. The recent study aims to assess the hydro-geochemistry, distribution, and potential health risks of NO

Identifiants

pubmed: 39365532
doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-35210-9
pii: 10.1007/s11356-024-35210-9
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : Deanship of Scientific Research, King Khalid University
ID : R.G.P-2/35/45

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Areej Nadeem (A)

Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.

Behzad Murtaza (B)

Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan. behzadmurtaza@cuivehari.edu.pk.

Muhammad Imran (M)

Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.
Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, 1/12 Narutowicza Str., Gdańsk, 80-233, Gdańsk, Poland.

Muhammad Shafique Khalid (MS)

Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.

Muhammad Shahid (M)

Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.

Abdullah Ghardan Al-Sehemi (AG)

Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, 61413, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

Yasar Nelliyot Kavil (YN)

Marine Chemistry Department, Faculty of Marine Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80207, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Renewable Environment Company for Environmental Consulting (REC), 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Muhammad Amjad (M)

Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.

Muhammad Wakeel (M)

Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.

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