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Potential health risk assessment related to arsenic pollution and hydrogeochemistry of groundwaters in Aksehir and surroundings (Konya/Turkey)

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dc.creator VAROL, Simge
dc.date 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-03T11:20:54Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-03T11:20:54Z
dc.identifier 44b69f36-80f4-486a-a751-ab509d2cac66
dc.identifier 10.2166/wh.2020.107
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/44b69f36-80f4-486a-a751-ab509d2cac66/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/91213
dc.description Groundwater is an important water resource used for drinking, domestic and agricultural activities in Aksehir and surroundings. However, intensive agricultural and human activities in the region adversely affect groundwater quality. In this study, 31 water samples were collected from wells. According to the Piper diagram, groundwater in the study area was in the Ca-Mg-HCO3 and Ca-HCO3 water facies. As a result, it is not appropriate to use groundwater as drinking water in the study area in terms of trace elements and pollutant analysis results of water samples compared to limit values determined by WHO and ITHASY drinking water guidelines. The arsenic concentration in groundwater was studied in detail. The origin and concentration of arsenic in groundwater is associated with agricultural activities and pesticides in the region. Accordingly, a health risk assessment was carried out for the use of groundwater in the study area as drinking water. The results for all samples analyzed indicate that the groundwater concerned was not suitable for drinking purposes because of arsenic concentrations which exceeded maximum acceptable levels.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Potential health risk assessment related to arsenic pollution and hydrogeochemistry of groundwaters in Aksehir and surroundings (Konya/Turkey)
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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