Health risk assessment of toxic elements in groundwater in a major industrial and agricultural basin, (East of Ergene Basin, Turkey)
International Journal of Environmental Health Research, cilt.33, sa.10, ss.1033-1046, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 10
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09603123.2022.2068510
- Dergi Adı: International Journal of Environmental Health Research
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Environment Index, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Geobase, MEDLINE, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1033-1046
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Groundwater, water quality index, health risk, Ergene Basin
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Ergene Basin is an important agricultural and industrial region and an important water resource. In this current research, groundwater quality of east of Ergene Basin was evaluated using water quality index (WQI), and health risk due to groundwater consumption was assessed with HQ, HI, and CR. Multivariate statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the multiple effects of pollutants on groundwater. Uncertainty and sensitivity analyses were also performed. All samples were in the “excellent” WQI category. Health risk values for adults and children were below the safe limit, both from digestion and dermal exposure. CR values of As in some samples exceeded the threshold value, both for adults and children. Sensitivity analysis revealed that ingestion rate and exposure frequency for adults and exposure duration and concentration of toxic metal for children were the most sensitive variables affecting probabilistic health risk.