Measurement of Different Heavy Metals Concentration in Roadside Dust in the Vicinity of Gujrat, Pakistan

Bashir, Nadia; Farid, Mujahid; Saeed, Rashid; Tauqeer, Hafiz Muhammad; Ali, Shafaqat; Rizwan, Muhammad; Siddiqua, Ayesha; Sallah-Ud-Din, Rasham

doi:10.11648/j.sjc.20170504.12

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“…A study conducted by Qamar et al (2017) showed that vehicle washing contaminates water with compounds of petrogenic and pyrogenic origin, mainly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), that enter the main water tributaries and end up entering human food chain, causing carcinogenic and mutagenic diseases in consumers. Moreover, heavy metals such as barium, lead, chromium and nickel, that pose a risk to health, are found to be linked to fuel combustion and vehicle washing runoff (Bashir et al, 2017; Malik and Hashmi, 2017).…”

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Environmental impact assessment of municipal solid waste management value chain: A case study from Pakistan

2020

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The present study quantified environmental impacts of the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC) value chain in Pakistan for three consecutive years (2015–2018) using a cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. Energy potential from municipal solid wastes (MSW) was also predicted till the year 2050. Based on a functional unit of 1.0 tonne of MSW, the study analyzed inputs and outputs data through SimaPro v.8.3 applying CML 2000 methodology and cumulative exergy demand indicator (CExD). LCA revealed that operational activities of RWMC mainly contributed to marine aquatic ecotoxicity, i.e. 8962.83 kg1,4-DBeq t−1 MSW, indicating long-range transport of petrogenic hydrocarbons from the company’s fleet gasoline combustion. Similarly, human toxicity potential, global warming potential and freshwater aquatic ecotoxicity potential were also found to be significant, i.e. 18.14 kg1,4-DBeq t−1 MSW, 15.79 kgCO2eq t−1 MSW and 6.22 kg1,4-DBeq t−1 MSW, respectively. The CExD showed that company activities consumed 827.14 MJ t−1 MSW exergy from nature, and gasoline used in MSW transport was the most exergy-intensive process, using 634.47 MJ exergy per tonne MSW disposed of. Projections for energy generation potential up to the year 2050 showed that MSW of Rawalpindi city will have the potential to produce 3901 megawatt of energy to fulfill the energy needs of the country. Possible stratagems to reduce environmental impacts from the municipal solid waste management (MSWM) value chain of RWMC include curtailing dependency on petrogenic and fossil fuels in mobile sources, optimization of waste collection methods and dumping routes, inclining attention toward suitable wastes-to-energy conversion technology and opting for a holistic approach of MSWM in Pakistan.

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Environmental impact assessment of municipal solid waste management value chain: A case study from Pakistan

2020

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“…Heavy metals are released from many natural and anthropogenic sources, and after leaving the Earth, they eventually end up in the environment as a byproduct /pollutant (Bashir et al, 2017). They interact with various environmental domains including as soil, water, sediment, and the atmosphere.…”

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Water Quality, Heavy Metal Accumulation, and Haematological Studies in Economically Important Fishes, Oreochromis mossambicus and Catla catla at Retteri Lake, Tamil Nadu, India

et al. 2023

Intern. J. Zool. Invest.

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The current study examined water quality variables, heavy metal accumulation, and haematological markers in Oreochromis mossambicus and Catla catla in Retteri Lake from July 2022 to January 2023. The study revealed that the water quality of the Lake was within acceptable limits for the majority of the criteria examined. However, heavy metal concentrations in the water surpassed acceptable limits, indicating potential toxicity hazards to fish and other aquatic organisms. The fish's haematological indices indicated a considerable drop in red blood cell count, haemoglobin, and haematocrit, indicating the potential influence of heavy metal buildup on the fish health.

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“…Among other environmental pollutants, HMs are well-known and cause more worry because of their toxicity to aquatic and terrestrial life 15 . Human activities have released a significant number of HMs into the environment 16 – 19 . However, HMs, are persistent and harm the health of living things 20 , 21 .…”

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The detrimental effects of heavy metals on tributaries exert pressure on water quality, Crossocheilus aplocheilus, and the well-being of human health

Subhanullah,

Hassan,

Ali

et al. 2024

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The escalating presence of heavy metals (HMs) in the Panjkora River water and their impact on fish pose a significant challenge to both the ecological community and human health. Consequently, a study was conducted with the primary aim of elucidating their influence on human health-related issues. To address this, the concentrations of heavy metals, including arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn), in both water and the fish species Crossocheilus diplocheilus were investigated across various locations within the study area. The quantification of HMs concentration was carried out utilizing an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The highest concentration in water was found as 0.060 mg/L for Pb and lowest for Fe, whereas the highest concentration in fish was 2.028 mg/kg for Pb and lowest for As. Human health risk associated with fish eating was evaluated by using health risk indices (HRI) for non-carcinogenic health risks and targeted cancer risk (TR) for carcinogenic health risks. The values of the health risk index (HRI) were found greater than 1 except Fe (0.0792), Zn (0.782), and Mn (0.541). The highest mean HRI > 1 was recorded for As (62.99), Cd (26.85), and Pb (10.56). This implies that fish consumption from river Panjkora is not safe up to some extent. Similarly, the TR value for As, Cd, and Pb was found 2.8 $$\times {10}^{-2}$$ × 10 - 2 , 1.6 $$\times {10}^{-2}$$ × 10 - 2 , 2.8 ×$${10}^{-3}$$ 10 - 3 which showed cancer risk. There is a detected risk to human health associated with the consumption of fish from the Panjkora River. The government must implement adaptive measures to address this significant issue of water pollution in the study area. Additionally, there is a need for further extensive and prolonged research studies in this context.

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Measurement of Different Heavy Metals Concentration in Roadside Dust in the Vicinity of Gujrat, Pakistan

Cited by 3 publications

References 34 publications

Environmental impact assessment of municipal solid waste management value chain: A case study from Pakistan

Environmental impact assessment of municipal solid waste management value chain: A case study from Pakistan

Water Quality, Heavy Metal Accumulation, and Haematological Studies in Economically Important Fishes, Oreochromis mossambicus and Catla catla at Retteri Lake, Tamil Nadu, India

The detrimental effects of heavy metals on tributaries exert pressure on water quality, Crossocheilus aplocheilus, and the well-being of human health

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