Characterization, source apportionment and health risk assessment of trace metals in groundwater of metropolitan area in Lahore, Pakistan

YK Khan, M Toqeer, MH Shah - Exposure and Health, 2023 - Springer
The quality of groundwater resources is deteriorating worldwide since last few decades.
Evaluating trace metal contents, sources, and their potentially harmful effects in the …

Effects of groundwater metal contaminant spatial distribution on overlaying kriged maps

B Fallah, A Richter, KTW Ng, A Salama - Environmental Science and …, 2019 - Springer
Groundwater is a major source of drinking water for many Canadians, and contamination by
heavy metals poses a significant risk to people and the environment. In this study, three …

Groundwater circulation and origin of salinity in a multi-aquifer system: the Gohar-Zamin Mining Area, Iran

MJ Gharaat, Z Mohammadi, A Assari… - Mine Water and the …, 2022 - Springer
Determining the origin of groundwater in active and unstable mining environments has
proven quite challenging. We evaluated the origin and salinity of the groundwater using …

Distribution and origin of potentially toxic elements in a multi-aquifer system

MJ Gharaat, Z Mohammadi, F Rezanezhad - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
Pollution of the potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is a major concern in the metal ore-mining
environment. Active polymetallic industries and mines cause great continuous devastation of …

Heavy metal pollution indices estimation and principal component analysis to evaluate the groundwater quality for drinking purposes in coalfield region, India

VP Dheeraj, CS Singh, AK Sonkar… - Sustainable Water …, 2024 - Springer
Open-cast coal mining significantly influences groundwater chemistry day by day through
contaminated leachate from overburden dumps. In order to examine this, the groundwater …

Heavy metal distribution and assessment in Qanat system water sourced from the mountains surrounding the copper mine

F Ganjeizadeh Rohani, N Mohamadi… - Sustainable Water …, 2024 - Springer
Qanat, an important historical phenomenon in water consumption in desert areas, can be
susceptible to heavy metal contamination resulting from mining activities. In this study, water …