Water quality assessment and monitoring in Pakistan: A comprehensive review

L Kumar, R Kumari, A Kumar, IA Tunio, C Sassanelli - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water quality has been a major problem in Pakistan owing to a mix of factors such as
population expansion, industrial units in urban areas, and agricultural activities. The …

Hydrogeochemical characterization and suitability assessment of groundwater: a case study in Central Sindh, Pakistan

MA Talib, Z Tang, A Shahab, J Siddique… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Groundwater is the most important water resource, on which depends human geo-economic
development and survival. Recent environmental changes and anthropogenic activities …

Health effect and risk assessment of the populations exposed to different arsenic levels in drinking water and foodstuffs from four villages in arsenic endemic Gaighata …

M Joardar, A Das, NR Chowdhury, D Mridha… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Health exposure and perception of risk assessment have been evaluated on the populations
exposed to different arsenic levels in drinking water (615, 301, 48, 20 µg/l), rice grain (792 …

Evaluation of acute and chronic arsenic exposure on school children from exposed and apparently control areas of West Bengal, India

M Joardar, A Das, D Mridha, A De, NR Chowdhury… - Exposure and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Evaluation of acute and chronic exposure of arsenic and future risk of sufferings
have been investigated on school children from highly exposed and apparently control area …

Assessment of human health risk of chromium and nitrate pollution in groundwater and soil of the Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin, Argentina

E Ceballos, S Dubny, N Othax, ME Zabala… - Exposure and Health, 2021 - Springer
This study assesses hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] and nitrate (NO 3−) in polluted
groundwater and soil, and evaluates the impact on the health of the inhabitants of the …

Toxic effects of arsenic trioxide on spermatogonia are associated with oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, autophagy and metabolomic alterations

H Chen, G Liu, N Qiao, Z Kang, L Hu, J Liao… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a toxic metalloid that can cause male reproductive malfunctions and is widely
distributed in the environment. The aim of this study was to investigate the cytotoxicity of …

Synergistically improved catalytic ozonation process using iron-loaded activated carbons for the removal of arsenic in drinking water

UY Qazi, R Javaid, A Ikhlaq, KAA Al-Sodani, OS Rizvi… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
This research attempts to find a new approach for the removal of arsenic (As) from drinking
water by developing a novel solution. To the author's knowledge, iron-loaded activated …

Arsenic contamination, water toxicity, source apportionment, and potential health risk in groundwater of Jhelum Basin, Punjab, Pakistan

Z Ullah, A Rashid, J Ghani, MA Talib, A Shahab… - … Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
Potable groundwater (GW) contamination through arsenic (As) is a commonly reported
environmental issue in Pakistan. In order to examine the groundwater quality for As …

Human exposure assessment of different arsenic species in household water sources in a high risk arsenic area

H Rasheed, P Kay, R Slack, YY Gong… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Understanding arsenic speciation in water is important for managing the potential health
risks associated with chronic arsenic exposure. Most arsenic monitoring studies to date have …

Drinking water quality, exposure and health risk assessment for the school-going children at school time in the southwest coastal of Bangladesh

MA Rahman, MR Islam, S Kumar… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Scarcity of safe drinking water in the coastal regions throughout the world has long been
recognized due to hydrological vulnerability and natural disaster, which is severe in …