Arsenic in groundwater and its health risk assessment in drinking water of Mailsi, Punjab, Pakistan

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 187-202

  Rasool, Atta ^a   Farooqi, Abida ^a   Masood, Sajid ^a   Hussain, Khadim ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Geoscience Laboratory   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

arsenic; drinking water; health risk; Mailsi; Pakistan; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949323573     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1056295     Document Type: Article

References (64)

1. K.M.Ahmed, Bhattacharya P, Hasan MA, et al. 2004. Arsenic enrichment in groundwater of the alluvial aquifers in Bangladesh: An overview. Appl Geochem 19:181–200
2. M.Ashraf and M.Foolad. 2007. Roles of glycine betaine and proline in improving plant abiotic stress resistance. Environ Exper Botany 59:206–16
3. D.Baig, Bukhari DA, and Shakoori AL. 2010. Cry genes profiling and the toxicity of isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis from soil samples against American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. J Appl Microbiol 109:1967–78
4. M.Berg, Stengel C, Trang PTK, et al. 2007. Magnitude of arsenic pollution in the Mekong and Red River Deltas—Cambodia and Vietnam. Sci Tot Environ 372:413–25
5. M.Berg, Tran HC, Nguyen TC, et al. 2001. Arsenic contamination of groundwater and drinking water in Vietnam: A human health threat. Environ Sci Technol 35:2621–6
6. P.Bhattacharya, Ahmed KM, Hasan MA, et al. 2006. Mobility of arsenic in groundwater in a part of Brahmanbaria district, NE Bangladesh. Managing Arsenic in the Environment: From Soil to Human Health CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia, pp 95–115
7. L.Bityukova and V.Petersell. 2010. Chemical composition of bottled mineral waters in Estonia. J Geochem Explor 107:238–44
8. A.R.Boobis, Cohen SM, Dellarco V, et al. 2006. IPCS framework for analyzing the relevance of a cancer mode of action for humans. CRC Crit Rev Toxicol 36:781–92
9. K.D.Brahman, Kazi TG, Afridi HI, et al. 2013. Simultaneously evaluate the toxic levels of fluoride and arsenic species in underground water of Tharparkar and possible contaminant sources: A multivariate study. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 89:95–107
10. G.N.Breit and R.B.Wanty. 1991. Vanadium accumulation in carbonaceous rocks: A review of geochemical controls during deposition and diagenesis. Chem Geol 91:83–97
11. M.W.Busbee, Koca BD, Benner SG, et al. 2009. Irrigation produces elevated arsenic in the underlying groundwater of a semi-arid basin in Southwestern Idaho. Appl Geochem 24:843–59
12. E.Caylak 2012. Biochemical and genetic analyses of childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Amer J Med Gen Part B: Neuropsych Genet 159:613–27
13. D.Chakraborti 2004. Metals in perspective groundwater arsenic contamination and its health effects in the Ganga-Meghna-Brahmaputra plain. J Environ Monitor 6:74N–83N
14. K.Chen, Jiao JJ, Huang J, et al. 2007. Multivariate statistical evaluation of trace elements in groundwater in a coastal area in Shenzhen, China. Environ Pollut 147:771–80
15. J.M.Corkill, Madison BL, Burns ME, et al. 1981. Abrasive, aluminosilicate ion exchange water softener, surfactant. Google Patents.
16. A.Danielsson, Cato I, Carman R, et al. 1999. Spatial clustering of metals in the sediments of the Skagerrak/Kattegat. Appl Geochem 14:689–706
17. A.Farooqi, Masuda H, Nousheen M, et al. 2007a. Toxic fluoride and arsenic contaminated groundwater in the Lahore and Kasur districts, Punjab, Pakistan and possible contaminant sources. Environ Pollut 145:839–49
18. A.Farooqi, Masuda H, Naseem M, et al. 2007b. Distribution of highly arsenic and fluoride contaminated groundwater from east Punjab, Pakistan, and the controlling role of anthropogenic pollutants in the natural hydrological cycle. Geochem J 41:213–34
19. H.Gecol, Ergican E, Fuchs A, et al. 2004. Molecular level separation of arsenic (V) from water using cationic surfactant micelles and ultrafiltration membrane. J Membrane Sci 241:105–19
20. D.W.Greenman. 1967. Ground-water hydrology of the Punjab, West Pakistan, with emphasis on problems caused by canal irrigation. USGS report.
21. A.Gupta, Chauhan VS, Sankararamakrishnan N, et al. 2009. Preparation and evaluation of iron–chitosan composites for removal of As (III) and As (V) from arsenic contaminated real life groundwater. Wat Res 43:3862–70
22. S.K.Gupta and K.Y.Chen. 1978. Arsenic removal by adsorption. J Water Poll Contr Feder 50:493–506
23. M.Halim, Majumder RK, Nessa SA, et al. 2009. Groundwater contamination with arsenic in Sherajdikhan, Bangladesh: Geochemical and hydrological implications. Environ Geol 58:73–84
24. C.F.Harvey, Swartz CH, Badruzzaman ABM, et al. 2002. Arsenic mobility and groundwater extraction in Bangladesh. Science 298:1602–6
25. M.A.Hasan, Ahmed KM, Sracek O, et al. 2007. Arsenic in shallow groundwater of Bangladesh: Investigations from three different physiographic settings. Hydrogeol J 15:1507–22
26. B.F.Jones, D.L.Naftz, R.J.Spencer, et al. 2009. Geochemical evolution of great salt lake, Utah, USA. Aquat Geochem 15:95–121
27. M.A.Kahlown 2006. Impact assessment of sewerage and industrial effluents on water resources, soil, crops and human health in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Council of Research in Water Resources.
28. M.Kahlown. 2002. Water quality status in Pakistan. Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of Pakistan. www.pcrwr.gov.pk
29. M.M.Karim 2000. Arsenic in groundwater and health problems in Bangladesh. Wat Res 34:304–10
30. R.Kelly and S.Moran. 2002. Seasonal changes in groundwater input to a well‐mixed estuary estimated using radium isotopes and implications for coastal nutrient budgets. Limnol Oceanog 47:1796–807
31. M.Khan, Shah MA, Mir SS, et al. 2004. The environmental status of a Kashmir Himalayan wetland game reserve: Aquatic plant communities and eco‐restoration measures. Lakes & Reservoirs: Res Manage 9:125–32
32. S.Khan, M.Shahnaz, N.Jehan, et al. 2012. Water quality and human health risk in Charsadda district, Pakistan Cleaner Prod 10:10–6
33. D.G.Kinniburgh and P.L.Smedley. 2001. Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh. Volume 1: Summary. BGS Technical Report WC/00/19, British Geological Survey & Department of Public Health Engineering, p 15
34. X.D.Li, Masuda H, Ono M, et al. 2006. Contribution of atmospheric pollutants into groundwater in the northern Sichuan Basin, China. Geochem J 40:103–19
35. S.A.Lopez-Pazos, Adriana CR, Sonia A, et al. 2010. Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis hybrid protein against a lepidopteran and a coleopteran pest. FEMS Microbiol Lett 302:93–8
36. M.A.Malana and M.A.Khosa 2011. Groundwater pollution with special focus on arsenic, Dera Ghazi Khan-Pakistan. J Saudi Chem Soc 15:39–47
37. J.McArthur, Ravenscroft P, Safiulla S, et al. 2001. Arsenic in groundwater: Testing pollution mechanisms for sedimentary aquifers in Bangladesh. Wat Resources Res 37:109–17
38. C.Mico, Recatalá L, Peris M, et al. 2006. Assessing heavy metal sources in agricultural soils of an European Mediterranean area by multivariate analysis. Chemosphere 65:863–72
39. S.Muhammad, Shah MT, Khan S, et al. 2010. Arsenic health risk assessment in drinking water and source apportionment using multivariate statistical techniques in Kohistan region, northern Pakistan. Food Chem Toxicol 48: 2855–64
40. V.A.Nguyen, Bang S, Viet PH, et al. 2009. Contamination of groundwater and risk assessment for arsenic exposure in Ha Nam province, Vietnam. Environ Inter 35:466–72
41. R.Nickson, McArthur J, Burgess W, et al. 1998. Arsenic poisoning of Bangladesh groundwater. Nature 395:338
42. R.Nickson, McArthur JM, Shrestha B, et al. 2005. Arsenic and other drinking water quality issues, Muzaffargarh District, Pakistan. Appl Geochem 20:55–68
43. H.B.Nicolli, Suriano JM, Peral MAG, et al. 1989. Groundwater contamination with arsenic and other trace elements in an area of the Pampa, Province of Córdoba, Argentina. Environ Geol Water Sci 14:3–16
44. D.A.Nimick, Moore JN, Dalby CE, et al. 1998. The fate of geothermal arsenic in the Madison and Missouri Rivers, Montana and Wyoming. Water Resources Res 34:3051–67
45. Nrmed. 2004. Fertilizer Use by Crop in Pakistan. 2004 ed. FAO, Rome
46. V.Patil and P.Patil. 2010. Physicochemical analysis of selected groundwater samples of Amalner Town in Jalgaon District, Maharashtra, India. J Chem 7:111–6
47. A.M.Piper 1953. A graphic procedure in the geochemical interpretation of water analysis. USGS Groundwater Note No. 12
48. P.Ravenscroft, Brammer H, Richards K, et al. 2009. Arsenic pollution: A global synthesis, John Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, UK
49. F.N.Robertson 1989. Arsenic in ground-water under oxidizing conditions, south-west United States. Environ Geochem Health 11:171–85
50. Sarma DRR and Rao SLN. 1997. Fluoride concentrations in groundwaters of Visakhapatnam, India J Environ Cont Tox 58:241–7
51. R.W.Schneiter and E.J.Middlebrooks. 1983. Arsenic and fluoride removal from groundwater by reverse osmosis. Environ Inter 9:289–91
52. M.Schreiber, Simo JA, Freiberg PG, et al. 2000. Stratigraphic and geochemical controls on naturally occurring arsenic in groundwater, eastern Wisconsin, USA. Hydrogeol J 8:161–76
53. M.Shah 2000. Mineralogy, chemistry and genesis of the Proterozoic base metal deposits at the northern margin of the Indian plate in Besham area, Himalaya, northern Pakistan. Econ Geol Pakistan 27:11–57
54. M.Shakirullah, et al. 2005. Physicochemical study of drinking water from Dir districts. J Chem Soc Pakistan 27:374–87
55. P.Smedley and D.Kinniburgh. 2002. A review of the source, behaviour and distribution of arsenic in natural waters. Appl Geochem 17:517–68
56. D.Stuben, Berner Z, Chandrasekharam D, et al. 2003. Arsenic enrichment in groundwater of West Bengal, India: Geochemical evidence for mobilization of As under reducing conditions. Appl Geochem 18:1417–34
57. USEPA (United States, Environmental Protection Agency). 1977. Guidance for Performing Aggregate Exposure and Risk Assessments, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
58. USEPA. 2005. Guidelines for carcinogen risk assessment. Risk Assessment Forum, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. EPA/630/P-03/001F
59. M.Villalobos, Trotz MA, Leckie JO, et al. 2001. Surface complexation modeling of carbonate effects on the adsorption of Cr (VI), Pb (II), and U (VI) on goethite. Environ Sci Technol 35:3849–56
60. A.H.Welch, Westjohn DB, Helsel DR, et al. 2000. Arsenic in ground water of the United States: Occurrence and geochemistry. Groundwater 38:589–604
61. WHO (World Health Organization). 2004. Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality, 2nd ed, vol. 1, Recommendation. Geneva, Switzerland
62. X.Xie, Wang Y, Duan M, et al. 2009. Geochemical and environmental magnetic characteristics of high arsenic aquifer sediments from Datong Basin, northern China. Environ Geol 58:45–52
63. G.W.Xu 1981. Gastric cancer in China: A review. J Royal Soc Med 74:210–1
64. F.Zan, Huo S, Xi B, et al. 2011. Phosphorus distribution in the sediments of a shallow eutrophic lake, Lake Chaohu, China. Environ Earth Sci 62:1643–53