Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect

Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect

Abstract An integrated study of health risk assessment, pollution indices and cluster analysis has been carried out to assess the pollution and heavy metal sources in the groundwater. Certain elements analyzed exceed the prescribed limits of WHO standard. Health risk index reveals risk of toxicity t...

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Main Authors: Banajarani Panda, S. Chidambaram, R. Thilagavathi, N. Ganesh, M. V. Prasanna, U. Vasudevan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Applied Water Science
Subjects:
Metals
Health risk index
Pollution index
Cluster analysis
Degree of contamination
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-020-01253-9
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spelling doaj-4c006fe185344ae187fef1082dcac8f02020-11-25T03:29:44ZengSpringerOpenApplied Water Science2190-54872190-54952020-06-0110711010.1007/s13201-020-01253-9Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effectBanajarani Panda0S. Chidambaram1R. Thilagavathi2N. Ganesh3M. V. Prasanna4U. Vasudevan5Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai UniversityWater Research Centre, Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchDepartment of Earth Sciences, Annamalai UniversityDepartment of Earth Sciences, Annamalai UniversityDepartment of Applied Geology, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University MalaysiaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Annamalai UniversityAbstract An integrated study of health risk assessment, pollution indices and cluster analysis has been carried out to assess the pollution and heavy metal sources in the groundwater. Certain elements analyzed exceed the prescribed limits of WHO standard. Health risk index reveals risk of toxicity through oral pathways is less, as almost all trace elements are < 1. The distribution pattern of heavy metal pollution index, heavy metal evaluation index and degree of contamination indicates the pollution is due to urban activities. Sources were determined by cluster analysis, and it resulted in three clusters.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-020-01253-9MetalsHealth risk indexPollution indexCluster analysisDegree of contamination
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author Banajarani Panda
S. Chidambaram
R. Thilagavathi
N. Ganesh
M. V. Prasanna
U. Vasudevan
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S. Chidambaram
R. Thilagavathi
N. Ganesh
M. V. Prasanna
U. Vasudevan
Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect
Applied Water Science
Metals
Health risk index
Pollution index
Cluster analysis
Degree of contamination
author_facet Banajarani Panda
S. Chidambaram
R. Thilagavathi
N. Ganesh
M. V. Prasanna
U. Vasudevan
author_sort Banajarani Panda
title Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect
title_short Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect
title_full Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect
title_fullStr Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect
title_full_unstemmed Source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect
title_sort source governed trace metal anomalies in groundwater of foothill aquifer and its health effect
publisher SpringerOpen
series Applied Water Science
issn 2190-5487
2190-5495
publishDate 2020-06-01
description Abstract An integrated study of health risk assessment, pollution indices and cluster analysis has been carried out to assess the pollution and heavy metal sources in the groundwater. Certain elements analyzed exceed the prescribed limits of WHO standard. Health risk index reveals risk of toxicity through oral pathways is less, as almost all trace elements are < 1. The distribution pattern of heavy metal pollution index, heavy metal evaluation index and degree of contamination indicates the pollution is due to urban activities. Sources were determined by cluster analysis, and it resulted in three clusters.
topic Metals
Health risk index
Pollution index
Cluster analysis
Degree of contamination
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-020-01253-9
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