Heavy metals in drinking water: occurrences, implications, and future needs in developing countries

S Chowdhury, MAJ Mazumder, O Al-Attas… - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Heavy metals in drinking water pose a threat to human health. Populations are exposed to
heavy metals primarily through water consumption, but few heavy metals can bioaccumulate …

Fluorescence as a potential monitoring tool for recycled water systems: a review

RK Henderson, A Baker, KR Murphy, A Hambly… - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
A rapid, highly sensitive and selective detector is urgently required to detect contamination
events in recycled water systems–for example, cross-connection events in dual reticulation …

Groundwater contamination status in Malaysia: level of heavy metal, source, health impact, and remediation technologies

A Ismanto, T Hadibarata, S Widada, E Indrayanti… - Bioprocess and …, 2023 - Springer
Groundwater is defined as water that exists underground in voids or gaps in sediments and
is extracted for human consumption from aquifers. It is critical to our daily lives because it …

A non-threshold model to estimate carcinogenic risk of nitrate-nitrite in drinking water

R Noori, F Farahani, C Jun, S Aradpour… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Understanding nitrate–nitrite (NO 3−− NO 2−) levels in drinking water and the
associated non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risks are essential to protect public …

[HTML][HTML] Fluoride contamination in groundwater: A global review of the status, processes, challenges, and remedial measures

E Shaji, KV Sarath, M Santosh, PK Krishnaprasad… - Geoscience …, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater pollution by fluoride is one of the prime concerns of the world population due
to its toxicity, which results in adverse health impacts. In this paper, we review the current …

Desalination of high salinity brackish water by an NF-RO hybrid system

JR Du, X Zhang, X Feng, Y Wu, F Cheng, MEA Ali - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Desalination of brackish water is an important approach to overcoming freshwater shortage.
85% of brackish water contains 1–10 g/L of salt; however, most work on brackish water …

Spring water quality assessment using water quality index in villages of Barwari Bala, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

HA Ameen - Applied Water Science, 2019 - Springer
Periodic quality assessment of drinking water sources is necessary to guarantee the quality
and security of water supply to people. Accordingly, this study assessed the drinking water …

[HTML][HTML] Drinking water studies: A review on heavy metal, application of biomarker and health risk assessment (a special focus in Malaysia)

NH Ab Razak, SM Praveena, AZ Aris… - Journal of epidemiology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Malaysia has abundant sources of drinking water from river and groundwater. However,
rapid developments have deteriorated quality of drinking water sources in Malaysia. Heavy …

The sources of water supply, sanitation facilities and hygiene practices in oil producing communities in central senatorial district of Bayelsa state, Nigeria

MO Raimi, OT Vivien, OE Odipe, OE Owobi - MOJ Public Health, 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
Background: It has been estimated that 100 million Nigerians still lack basic sanitation
facilities and 63 million also do not have access to portable drinking water and as many as …

Presence of metals in drinking water distribution networks due to pipe material leaching: a review

S Gonzalez, R Lopez-Roldan… - Toxicological & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Drinking water quality should remain constant from the drinking water treatment plant to the
consumer's tap. However, water quality characteristics might be affected by interactions with …