Assessment and Distribution of Metals Contamination in Groundwater: a Case Study of Busan City, Korea

Senapathi, Venkatramanan; Chung, Sang Yong; Kim, T.; Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan; Hamm, Se‐Yeong

doi:10.1007/s12403-014-0142-6

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“…Different studies conducted to evaluate heavy metal concentration and health risk assessment showed that overall all of these metals in excess concentration are toxic [4], [10]. Due to ingestion of As rich water, it is estimated that about 200 million people globally are at the health risk of As poisoning [11].…”

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Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Associated Health Risks in Rural Areas of Sindh (Pakistan)

Sarfraz¹,

Sultana²,

Tariq³

2018

Studia UBB Chemia

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ABSTRACT. Groundwater quality has considerable impact on public health, especially in areas where majority of the people rely on groundwater for drinking purpose. In this scenario, investigation of 175 groundwater samples collected from district Jacobabad and Kashmor, Sindh Pakistan was carried out for physicochemical parameters (color, odor, taste, pH, EC, turbidity, alkalinity, hardness, Cl, SO 4 -2 , NO 3 -and TDS), major cations (Naand Mg +2 ), trace elements (F, As, Fe and Zn) and microbiological organisms (total coliform and faecal coliform). Analysis results showed high level of microbial contamination as 66 and 62% sampling sites were laden with total coliform and faecal coliform organisms respectively. On the other hand, chemicals constituents like hardness, Ca, Mg, Na, K, SO 4 , Cl, and TDS in 54, 72, 21, 47, 25, 73 and 49% water samples respectively were higher than GVs. Other than this, trace elements like F, Zn, As and Fe were also found in high concentration in 11, 04, 22 and 53% water samples respectively. Health risk assessment due to Fe, As and Zn revealed that arsenic HRI>1 in 22 and 13% water samples for children and adults respectively and overall CDIs and HRI were found in the order of As>Zn>Fe whereas, pollution index (Pi) for Fe was significant among all trace elements investigated.

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Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Associated Health Risks in Rural Areas of Sindh (Pakistan)

Sarfraz¹,

Sultana²,

Tariq³

2018

Studia UBB Chemia

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“…Mn increased continuously from October to April during the cold period. It is thought that the variation of Mn was not related only with natural origin, because it was derived from the adjacent factory as well as terrestrial soil materials (Venkatramanan et al 2014d). The drinking standard level of Mn was 0.3 mg/L, and water of the Nakdong River did not exceed the standard limit in drinking.…”

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An assessment of selected hydrochemical parameter trend of the Nakdong River water in South Korea, using time series analyses and PCA

Chung

Senapathi

Park

et al. 2014

Environ Monit Assess

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Time series analyses (autocorrelation, spectral density, and cross-correlation) and principal component analysis (PCA) were used to understand the characteristics of the selected hydrochemical parameters pH, turbidity, alkalinity, Cl, hardness, total dissolved solids (TDS), and metals Fe and Mn in the Nakdong River, South Korea. Autocorrelation and spectral density for pH, alkalinity, hardness, and Cl were very similar to TDS, whereas Fe, Mn, and turbidity showed different trends from TDS. Cross-correlograms of pH, alkalinity, hardness, and Cl versus TDS were very similar to each other. Those of Fe and turbidity represented the opposite relations with other components. Cross-correlation coefficients had the highest values at zero lag, indicating that pH, alkalinity, hardness, and Cl are controlling factors for TDS. On the other hand, Fe and turbidity showed the highest values at 6-month lag and Mn at a month lag. PCA indicated that TDS had very close relation with hardness, pH, and Cl and very small relation with Mn. Turbidity and Fe had relatively opposite relations with TDS. It was concluded that the geostatistical methods were very useful for evaluating the hydrochemical characteristics of the Nakdong River water in South Korea.

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“…3, and 70 % of the samples were plotted in the field of near-neutral and low metal sector and the remaining 30 % of the samples fall in near-neutral and high metal sector. The metal contaminations were increased by various chemical industries and human activity (Caboi et al 1999;Venkatramanan et al 2014).…”

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“…However, some other metals like As, Cd, Pb, and methylated mercury have been reported to have no known importance in human biochemistry and physiology, and consumption even at very low concentrations can be toxic. Even for those that have bioimportance, dietary intakes have to be within regulatory limits as excesses may result in poisoning or toxicity (Fosmire 1990;Nolan 2003;Young 2005;Chidambaram et al 2007b;Srinivasamoorthy et al 2011;Selvam et al 2013c;Singaraja et al 2015;Venkatramanan et al 2014).…”

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A GIS-based assessment of water quality pollution indices for heavy metal contamination in Tuticorin Corporation, Tamilnadu, India

2015

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The present study was conducted to evaluate the metal pollution of groundwater in the vicinity of Tuticorin Corporation in Tamilnadu State, India, used by various pollution indices such as heavy metal pollution index (HPI), heavy metal evaluation index (HEI), and degree of contamination (DOC). Thirty-six groundwater samples were collected during the summer season (May 2013) and the concentration of metals Al, Cr, Fe, Cu, Mn, Ni, Zn, Cd, and Pb was analyzed. Consequences exhibited that groundwater was contaminated with Mn (59.12 ppb), Cu (162.41 ppb), Pb (196.15 ppb), Cr (187.12 ppb), and Cd (10.11 ppb). Correlation and factor analysis revealed that the sources of metals in groundwater in the study area are the same, and it may due to the leachates from the nearby sewage farm, industrial activity (State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOT)), Buckle canal, and solid wastes dumped in the residential area. Groundwater pollution indices of HPI, HEI, and DOC revealed that most of groundwater samples belonged to the medium to high zones, which was adjacent to the polluted Buckle canal, SIPCOT industrial waste, and sewage fish farm in the coastal area. The present study points out that the metal pollution causes the degradation of groundwater quality around Tuticorin coastal corporation. These study results will be very helpful for sustainable management of groundwater resources, and they will enable planners and policymakers to evolve a strategy to solve similar problems elsewhere.

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Assessment and Distribution of Metals Contamination in Groundwater: a Case Study of Busan City, Korea

Cited by 55 publications

References 25 publications

Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Associated Health Risks in Rural Areas of Sindh (Pakistan)

Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Associated Health Risks in Rural Areas of Sindh (Pakistan)

An assessment of selected hydrochemical parameter trend of the Nakdong River water in South Korea, using time series analyses and PCA

A GIS-based assessment of water quality pollution indices for heavy metal contamination in Tuticorin Corporation, Tamilnadu, India

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