Groundwater Contamination and Health Risk Evaluation of Naturally Occurring Potential Toxic Metals of Hatiya Island, Bangladesh

• Autorzy: Rahman Mahfuzur , Khan Md. Sadril Islam , Hossain Mohammad Sabbir , Hossain Md. Imam Shohel , Hasan Mahmudul , Hamli Hadi , Mustafa M. Golam

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12911/22998993/148192

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Groundwater meets the majority portion of drinking water needs, particularly in the rural area of Bangladesh. Groundwater has been continuously contaminated by potentially harmful metals as a result of natural processes as well as some anthropogenic activities, creating a variety of health impacts. The current research aimed to evaluate the naturally occurring level of metal contamination and the human health risk associated with deep groundwater in the Hatiya Island. Because of the arsenic, iron, and salinity problem in shallow groundwater, the inhabitants of the Hatiya Island use deep groundwater. During the field investigation, no shallow tubewells were observed; therefore, only deep groundwater samples were collected. The total sample size collected throughout the Hatiya island was 17. Five metals (Zn, Fe, Mg, Mn, and Cu) were analyzed using an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The concentrations of studied potential risky metals were ranked as follows: Mg > Zn > Fe >Mn> Cu. The detected values of all metals except Fe were found within the drinking water limits of WHO (2017), BIS (2012), and BDWS (1997), where only 29.41% of the Fe sample exceeded the standard drinking limits. According to the metal evaluation index (MEI) and degree of contamination (C_d), the groundwater of the study area is free from contamination but the metal pollution index (MPI) and nemerow pollution index (NI) exhibited little pollution in the mid-western part of the study area. The hazard quotient (HQ) values revealed no oral and dermal health risk for individual metals (Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn). On the other hand, the hazard index (HI) values exhibited no risk for combined metals as none of the values exceeded the safety limit value of 1. According to the HQ and HI results, the deep groundwater on Hatiya Island is non-carcinogenic and risk-free for children and adults. However, children were more susceptible to oral health risks than adults. In contrast, adults were more vulnerable to dermal health risks than children.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

drinking water; toxic elements; pollution indices; Hatiya Island

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology
• Czasopismo: Journal of Ecological Engineering
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 23, nr 6
• Strony: 223--236
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 64 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Rahman Mahfuzur

• Department of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, University Rd, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh

autor

Khan Md. Sadril Islam

• Department of Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Daffodil International University, Daffodil Smart City, DIU Rd, Ashulia-1341, Dhaka, Bangladesh

autor

Hossain Mohammad Sabbir

• Department of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, University Rd, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh

autor

Hossain Md. Imam Shohel

• Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Dr. Qudrat-E-Khuda Road, Joypurhat, Bangladesh

autor

Hasan Mahmudul

• Department of Oceanography, University of Dhaka, Nilkhet Rd, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

autor

Hamli Hadi

• Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Sarawak Campus, Bintulu 97008, Sarawak, Malaysia

autor

Mustafa M. Golam

• Department of Oceanography, Noakhali Science and Technology University, University Rd, Noakhali 3814, Bangladesh
• Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Sarawak Campus, Bintulu 97008, Sarawak, Malaysia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5050-2170

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