Source apportionment and health risk assessment of arsenic contamination in groundwater in Xinxiang city based on the PCA-PMF model and WQI method

Seasonal variability in groundwater quality and its implications for human health risk in Guwahati City, Assam, India

Groundwater quality assessment is essential for ensuring safe drinking water, given that groundwater serves as a primary water source. The quality of groundwater is deteriorating due to population growth and urbanization. This study evaluates groundwater quality in Guwahati City, Assam, India, by analyzing basic hydroc...

Geostatistical and PMF-based source apportionment of heavy metal contamination in the groundwater of Faisalabad, Pakistan: water quality and health risk assessment

Groundwater Quality Assessment, Trace Element Pollution, and Health Risk Assessment of Hand-Dug Wells within Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Campus and Environs, Ogbomoso, Southwestern Nigeria

Groundwater is the primary source of potable water within Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). Natural geochemical processes and increasing anthropogenic activities may compromise its quality and pose potential health risks. This study evaluated the physicochemical characteristics, trace-element concentr...

Groundwater Contamination and Probabilistic Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Coal Mining Areas of Punjab, Pakistan

Source Apportionment and Health Risks of Toxic Metals in Groundwater from a Dual-Aquifer Coal Mine System

Heavy metal contamination in mining-affected groundwater may pose potential risks to drinking water safety and human health. In this study, 25 groundwater samples, including 18 from Aquifer IV of the Cenozoic unconsolidated porous aquifer system and 7 from the Taiyuan Formation limestone karst aquifer, were collected f...

Source apportionment of heavy metals via PMF-space auto-correlation and source-oriented human health risk assessment: identification of priority control factors