Impact of Cadmium Polluted Groundwater on Human Health

Burke, Farkhunda; Naseem, Shahid; Nawaz-ul-Huda, Syed; Azam, Muhammad; Khan, Imran

doi:10.1177/2158244016634409

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“…Interview based data collection is one of the easiest ways through which most precise and pertinent questions may be developed to focus on any problem to be investigated in any study. Questionnaire survey has been deemed as the most common technique in this regard (Burke, et al, 2016, Miandad, et al, 2015a. The structured and open ended questionnaire administered to patients in the present study contained queries regarding relevant risk factors with reference to TB in the perspective of geodemographic/socio-ecological conditions of the study area.…”

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Ecological Analysis of Tuberculosis Patients’ – A Case Study of Karachi

Burke¹

2016

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Ecological Analysis of Tuberculosis Patients’ – A Case Study of Karachi

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2016

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“…Cadmium (Cd), as a highly toxic heavy metal, can be released into water by the corrosion of galvanized pipes, erosion of natural deposits, metal refineries discharge and waste batteries and paint runoff. Exposure to cadmium causes acute and chronic health issues such as hypercalciuria, renal failure, kidney stones, cardiovascular diseases, anemia and lung and prostate cancer due to high exposure [88,89].…”

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Stormwater Runoff Treatment Using Pervious Concrete Modified with Various Nanomaterials: A Comprehensive Review

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Clean water is a vital need for all living creatures during their lifespan. However, contaminated stormwater is a major issue around the globe. A wide range of contaminants, including heavy metals, organic and inorganic impurities, has been discovered in stormwater. Some commonly utilized methods, such as biological, physical and chemical procedures, have been considered to overcome these issues. However, these current approaches result in moderate to low contaminant removal efficiencies for certain classes of contaminants. Of late, filtration and adsorption processes have become more featured in permeable concretes (PCs) for the treatment of stormwater. As nanoparticles have vast potential and unique characterizations, such as a higher surface area to cure polluted stormwater, employing them to improve permeable concretes’ capabilities in stormwater treatment systems is an effective way to increase filtration and adsorption mechanisms. The present study reviews the removal rate of different stormwater contaminants such as heavy metals, organic and other pollutants using nanoparticle-improved PC. The application of different kinds of nanomaterials in PC as porous media to investigate their influences on the properties of PC, including the permeability rate, compressive strength, adsorption capacity and mix design of such concrete, was also studied. The findings of this review show that different types of nanomaterials improve the removal efficiency, compressive strength and adsorption capacity and decrease the infiltration rate of PC during the stormwater treatment process. With regard to the lack of comprehensive investigation concerning the use of nanomaterials in PC to treat polluted stormwater runoff, this study reviews 242 published articles on the removal rate of different stormwater contaminants by using PC improved with nanoparticles.

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“…Some farmers use composts (from inorganic sources), fertilizers and plant nutrients in relatively large amounts that are rich in some metals and this might explain some of the higher value of metals in the mint. Besides, contamination from industrial activities nearby mint farms might also expected [1,4,9].…”

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“…The consumption of mint that contaminated with high amount of heavy metals has an adverse effect on the human health. For instance, an acute cadmium dose of 10-30 mg/kg/day was reported to trigger impacts like excessive salivation, diarrhea and vomiting [4]. The cadmium dose of 25 mg per kg body weight had been reported that it may lead to death [5].…”

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Evaluation and Comparison between a Conventional Acid Digestion Method and a Microwave Digestion System for Heavy Metals Determination in Mentha Samples by ICP-MS.

Alsehli

2020

Egypt. J. Chem.

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Mentha is the most common plant species grown in Saudi Arabia's Madinah city. Locally, the two popular types of mint are commercially called (Hasawi or Habaq) and (Mograbi). Both species are used in herbal teas, alone or as spice mixtures for many foods to offer aroma and flavour. In this research Hasawi mint samples were collected from three different locations and digested by two methods (acid digestion method and a microwave digestion system). Then, they were analysed for their metal contents by ICP-MS. The results from both digestion methods revealed that the following 10 metals were presented: V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd and Pb. The microwave digestion system was the best for all studied heavy metals in term of sample preparation procedures, linearity (≥ 0.999), recovery (97%-101%, n=2) and precision (R.S.D% ≈ 1-2 %, n=2). Mint samples from first location contained 7 metals within the permissible limit while the remaining three metals (Cr, Cu and Zn) had higher levels. The second location contained 9 metals within the permissible limit but only one metal (Cu) had a higher level. The third location contained 6 metals within the permissible limit while it had 4 metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Cd) with higher level. All locations contained As, Cd and Pb within permissible limit except the third location which had a cadmium amount of (0.6 mg/kg) while the cadmium permissible level is (0.3 mg/kg). Some farmers use composts (from inorganic sources), fertilizers and plant nutrients in relatively large amounts that are rich in some metals and this might explain some of the higher value of metals in the mint. Moreover, contamination from industrial activities nearby mint farms might also be expected.

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Impact of Cadmium Polluted Groundwater on Human Health

Cited by 39 publications

References 16 publications

Ecological Analysis of Tuberculosis Patients’ – A Case Study of Karachi

Ecological Analysis of Tuberculosis Patients’ – A Case Study of Karachi

Stormwater Runoff Treatment Using Pervious Concrete Modified with Various Nanomaterials: A Comprehensive Review

Evaluation and Comparison between a Conventional Acid Digestion Method and a Microwave Digestion System for Heavy Metals Determination in Mentha Samples by ICP-MS.

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