Assessing the groundwater quality and health risk: A case study on Setabganj sugar mills limited, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Hossain, Syed Md. Sazzad; Haque, Md. Emdadul; Pramanik, Md. Abdul Hadi; Uddin, Md. Jalal; Harun, Md. Abdullah Yousuf Al

doi:10.1080/11104929.2020.1790184

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“…Water quality can be determined by a PLI, which is the n th root of the multiplications of the CF of the biological and chemical species present in the water (Gayathri et al, 2021). A comprehensive pollution index can be calculated using the following equation (Dinakiran et al, 2021):

PLI = {((), {CF}_{1} goodbreak\times {CF}_{2} goodbreak\times {CF}_{3} goodbreak\times {CF}_{4} goodbreak\times {CF}_{5} goodbreak\times {CF}_{6} \dots \dots goodbreak\times {CF}_{n})}^{1 / n}

In the context of water quality, PLI values of zero indicate excellence, those of one indicate baseline level of pollution, and those exceeding one indicate progressive deterioration in water (Dinakiran et al, 2021; Hossain et al, 2020).…”

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An analysis of drinking water quality parameters to achieve sustainable development goals in rural and urban areas of Besisahar, Lamjung, Nepal

Aryal

2022

World Water Policy

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Nepal has a high annual rainfall, but it still faces numerous challenges in ensuring good water quality. A total of 20 water samples were collected from five springs, seven rivers, one borehole, and seven reservoir tanks. pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, turbidity, total hardness as CaCO3, and residual chlorine in the water samples were all found to be within the National Drinking Quality Standards (NDWQS) and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) was calculated in the range of 35.65–70.826 mg/L, where most of the water samples exceeded the WHO's threshold. The mean biological oxygen demand (BOD) value was 2.929 mg/L, which was below the WHO tolerance level. Moreover, the concentrations of zinc, copper, chromium, arsenic, cadmium, lead, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, sulfate, and phosphate species studied here were lower than those of the NDWQS and WHO standards. It was found that most of the water samples crossed the threshold standard for Escherichia coli and total coliforms, respectively. The iron concentrations in BW8, PW9, and RVW10 were estimated at 0.321, 0.301, and 0.367 mg/L, manganese in BW8, RVW10, and PW9 at 0.191, 0.142, and 0.104 mg/L, and selenium in RVW10 and RVW14 at 0.041 mg/L, which exceeded the WHO permissible limit. In most samples, the contamination factor (CF) values of COD exceeded unity, and the pollution load index (PLI) was calculated at 1.3. In the CF analysis of Fe, Mn, and Se, it was found that some water samples were polluted and not suitable for drinking. Statistical analysis of water quality parameters revealed a significant correlation. Overall, the results suggest that governments and development agencies should enhance their involvement in water resources management to ensure sustainability.

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PLI = {((), {CF}_{1} goodbreak\times {CF}_{2} goodbreak\times {CF}_{3} goodbreak\times {CF}_{4} goodbreak\times {CF}_{5} goodbreak\times {CF}_{6} \dots \dots goodbreak\times {CF}_{n})}^{1 / n}

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“…In the context of water quality, PLI values of zero indicate excellence, those of one indicate baseline level of pollution, and those exceeding one indicate progressive deterioration in water (Dinakiran et al, 2021;Hossain et al, 2020).…”

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An analysis of drinking water quality parameters to achieve sustainable development goals in rural and urban areas of Besisahar, Lamjung, Nepal

Aryal

2022

World Water Policy

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“…For drinking purposes, the national standard (BDWS and BECR) limits of Fe, Mn, and Pb in groundwater are 0.3-1.0, 0.1, and 0.05 mg/L, respectively [21]. The concentrations of Fe, Mn, and Pb in the groundwater of Bangladesh was higher than the permissible limits of different national and international organizations as the BECR, BDWS, WHO, INDIA, and US-EPA standards in three seasons [21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28]. Fe, Mn, and Pb exposure is linked to the greatest risks to human health.…”

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Seasonal Variation of Fe, Mn, and Pb in Groundwater of Northwestern Bangladesh

Islam,

Mostafa

2024

JCE

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Groundwater is one of the most significant natural resources on earth and also stands as the largest source of all-purpose water in Bangladesh. The higher concentrations of iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and lead (Pb) in water constitute a threat to human health and the environment. The research aimed to assess the seasonal variations of heavy metal concentrations, including Fe, Mn, and Pb, and the water type controlling the geochemistry of groundwater. A total of sixty groundwater samples were collected over a year in three seasons and analyzed for several physicochemical parameters using the standard analysis methods The highest concentrations of Fe, Mn, and Pb in investigated groundwater samples were found to be 3.69, 2.50, and 0.17 mg/L, respectively. The study observed that the higher concentrations of Fe and Mn were in the pre-monsoon but Pb was in the post-monsoon. The contaminations of Fe, Mn, and Pb in the groundwater follows the order Fe > Mn > Pb in three seasons, and their concentrations of abundance follow the seasons: PRM > POM > MON. The groundwater samples showed the dominance of Ca++, Mg++, and HCO3-, indicating temporary hardness and the Ca-Mg-HCO3, hydrochemical facies, controlling the groundwater geochemistry in the study area. These findings would provide an in-depth understanding of water quality, potential risks to human health, and coping mechanisms for sustainable drinking water management.

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“…This technique has been widely used to determine probabilistic health risks to the population. Even in the current study area, some of the studies used this technique to determine probabilistic health risks to the general population and indicated that children have a great health risk susceptibility to the polluted groundwater in Setabganj sugar mill area (Hossain et al 2020), females in Rangpur city area were more susceptible to the health risk from Fe intake than the males (Hauque et al 2021), and children were at higher cancer and non-cancer risks than adults in Rangpur district from drinking groundwater (Islam et al 2019). However, none of the studies in Rangpur division focused on As and Fe content in drinking water in primary schools and estimated the health risks to the students from drinking water during the school period.…”

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Groundwater arsenic poisoning in a primary educational institution: health risks to school-going children

Rana¹,

Alam²,

Musa

et al. 2022

Acta Geochim

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This study aimed to estimate arsenic (As) and iron (Fe) content in tubewell water (n = 58) in primary educational institutions and subsequently assess the health risks to school-going children. Results described that the As concentration ranged between 0.002 and 0.994 mg L−1 with an average value of 0.044 mg L−1; which exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) provisional guideline value of 0.01 mg L−1. Similarly, the Fe content varied from 0.05 to 10 mg L−1 averaging to 2.84 mg L−1. Samples of 55.17% contained a greater As concentration than 0.01 mg L−1 and 18.97% greater than Bangladesh drinking water quality (BDWQ) standard of 0.05 mg L−1, respectively. Meanwhile, 75.86% of samples contained a higher Fe concentration than the maximum Bangladesh permissible limit of 1 mg L−1. Health risk assessment indicated that girls are more vulnerable than boys are. The average hazard quotients (HQs) for As intake through drinking water were 6.01 ± 17.85 and 7.41 ± 22.03 for boys and girls, respectively, implying non-carcinogenic health risks to both genders. The HQs for Fe intake were less than threshold value of 1 indicating no health issues may arise from Fe intake alone. However, consumption of As and Fe may trigger health risks to students as indicated by the hazard index (HI), which was higher than 1. The average cancer risk (CR) values for both boys (0.0027 ± 0.008) and girls (0.0033 ± 0.0099) exceeded the threshold limit of 10–6–10–4, suggesting a possibility of lifetime cancer risks to the school-going children. Consequently, school authorities should find alternative ways to ensure safe drinking water for school-going children to avoid possible cancer and non-cancer health risks through consumption of As-poisoning water.

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Assessing the groundwater quality and health risk: A case study on Setabganj sugar mills limited, Dinajpur, Bangladesh

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An analysis of drinking water quality parameters to achieve sustainable development goals in rural and urban areas of Besisahar, Lamjung, Nepal

An analysis of drinking water quality parameters to achieve sustainable development goals in rural and urban areas of Besisahar, Lamjung, Nepal

Seasonal Variation of Fe, Mn, and Pb in Groundwater of Northwestern Bangladesh

Groundwater arsenic poisoning in a primary educational institution: health risks to school-going children

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