Geochemistry of subsurface water of Swabi district and associated health risk with heavy metal contamination

• Published in: Environmental monitoring and assessment Vol. 194; no. 7; p. 480
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Laeiq, Waheed, Hamza, Gul, Nida, Sheikh, Lawangin, Khan, Asad, Iqbal, Hasan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.07.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Cadmium; Child; Chromium; Cobalt; Contaminants; Contamination; Copper; Drinking water; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecology; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Management; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental science; Feet; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Health risk assessment; Health risks; Heavy metals; Humans; Lead; Metal concentrations; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; Nickel; Parameters; risk; Risk Assessment; Subsurface water; Tidal bores; Water analysis; Water consumption; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water quality; Water sampling; Well water; Well waters; World Health Organization; Zinc; Swabi district; Health risk assessment; Tube wells; Heavy metals; Cancer risk

Heavy metal (HM) contamination in the drinking water is a serious threat to the consumers and has drawn the global attention. In the current study, twenty six (26) groundwater samples including tube well and domestic bores were collected randomly from fourteen union councils (UCs) of tehsil Swabi. D...