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Jun 2012
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Journal of Earth Science  > 2012  >  23(3): 335-348.
Mei Yang, Yuhong Fei, Yiwen Ju, Zhen Ma, Huaqi Li. Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater Pollution—A Case Study of Typical City in North China Plain. Journal of Earth Science, 2012, 23(3): 335-348. doi: 10.1007/s12583-012-0260-7
Citation: Mei Yang, Yuhong Fei, Yiwen Ju, Zhen Ma, Huaqi Li. Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater Pollution—A Case Study of Typical City in North China Plain. Journal of Earth Science, 2012, 23(3): 335-348. doi: 10.1007/s12583-012-0260-7
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Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater Pollution—A Case Study of Typical City in North China Plain

doi: 10.1007/s12583-012-0260-7
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    College of Earth Sciences, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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    Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050061, China

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    Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources, China Geological Survey, Tianjin 300170, China

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    Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China

Funds:

the National Science and Technology Major Project 2009ZX05039-003

the National Science and Technology Major Project 2009ZX05039-004

the National Science and Technology Major Project 2011ZX05060-005

the National Program on Key Basic Research Program 2010CB428801-1

the State-Owned Land Resources Investigation 1212010430351

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  • Corresponding author: Yiwen Ju, juyw03@163.com
  • Received Date: 05 Jul 2011
  • Accepted Date: 13 Jan 2012
  • Publish Date: 01 Jun 2012
    Abstract
  • This article presents an application of assessing human health risk in typical city of North China plain. Combined with water quality and multi-element analysis, Pb, Cd, Cr6+, Mn, NO3 −, F−, and As in groundwater samples were chosen to be used for human health risk assessment of drinking water pathway and dermal contact pathway, and results show a good effect. Results indicate that (1) poor water quality is caused by salinity and hardness overstandard; (2) in noncarcinogenic risk, samples that do not pose noncarcinogenic risk only account for 28.46%; in carcinogenic risk, samples that do not pose carcinogenic risk account for 73.08%; (3) the noncarcinogenic risk in the study area decreased in the following order: NO3 − > Mn > As > F− > Cr6+ > Cd > Pb and the carcinogenic risk of the study area decreased in the following order: As > Cd=NO3 −=Mn=F−=Cr6+=Cd=Pb=0, because the slop factors were not available for the other pollutants, except for As; and (4) in terms of whole study area, the main contribute order of drinking water pathway and dermal contact pathway in human body is drinking water pathway > dermal contact pathway.

     

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