Investigating the drinking and surface water quality and associated health risks in a semi-arid multi-industrial metropolis (Faisalabad), Pakistan

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2019-07-01

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Mahfooz, Yusra
Yasar, Abdullah
Sohail, Muhammad Tayyab
Tabinda, Amtul Bari
Rasheed, Rizwan
Irshad, Samina
Yousaf, Balal

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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 water sector. The present study evaluated the water quality and associated health risk assessment through heavy metal pollution. Drinking (n = 48) and surface (n = 37) water samples were collected from semi-arid multi-industrial metropolis, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Physio-chemical and biological parameters and different metals (Al, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni and Zn) were investigated using standard procedures and multivariate water quality assessments. Many physio-chemical and biological parameters and metals especially arsenic were exceeding the permissible limit of Punjab environmental quality standards and the World Health Organization. The results from water quality index showed that 1) and carcinogenicity was found in case of arsenic and chromium (1 x 10(-4)) in adults and children. Semi-arid weather combined with different anthropogenic activities and unusual water features provoked metal contamination. Results of the present study can deliver basic information for effective management of water in the most populous and industrial areas.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/89946

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05367-9

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Department of Environmental Engineering, Article

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Y. Mahfooz et al., “Investigating the drinking and surface water quality and associated health risks in a semi-arid multi-industrial metropolis (Faisalabad), Pakistan,” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, pp. 20853–20865, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/89946.