Assessment of Availability and Human Health Risk Posed by Arsenic Contaminated Well Waters from Timis-Bega Area, Romania
Joint Authors
Senila, Marin
Levei, Erika Andrea
Senila, Lacrimioara Ramona
Roman, Marius
Cadar, Oana
Puskas, Ferenc
Sima, Mihaela
Source
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mobilization of As from geological materials into ground and drinking water sources may represent an important threat to human health.
The objective of this study was to assess the As concentration and availability in underground water used as drinking water sources.
Water samples were collected from public and private wells in Timis-Bega area of Pannonian Basin, West Romania.
Total-dissolved As measured after “classical” filtration of water samples was in the range of 0.10–168 μg L−1, thus exceeding the guideline value in majority of the samples.
The aim of this study was also to assess the “truly dissolved” concentrations of As considered as available concentrations, in well waters, after passive sampling by Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films (DGT).
The results showed that over 70% of total-dissolved As is in available forms.
The obtained data were used to evaluate the risks of using the wells as drinking water source.
Hazard quotients for ingestion and dermal pathways and hazard index (HI) for exposure to As were calculated.
The HI values > 1 found that majority of samples indicated a health risk for local residents.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Senila, Marin& Levei, Erika Andrea& Cadar, Oana& Senila, Lacrimioara Ramona& Roman, Marius& Puskas, Ferenc…[et al.]. 2017. Assessment of Availability and Human Health Risk Posed by Arsenic Contaminated Well Waters from Timis-Bega Area, Romania. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Senila, Marin…[et al.]. Assessment of Availability and Human Health Risk Posed by Arsenic Contaminated Well Waters from Timis-Bega Area, Romania. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170142
American Medical Association (AMA)
Senila, Marin& Levei, Erika Andrea& Cadar, Oana& Senila, Lacrimioara Ramona& Roman, Marius& Puskas, Ferenc…[et al.]. Assessment of Availability and Human Health Risk Posed by Arsenic Contaminated Well Waters from Timis-Bega Area, Romania. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170142
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1170142