Article: Trace metal pollution and potential health risk assessment: a case study of Daye Lake over the past ten years (2000-2009) Journal: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management (IJETM) 2016 Vol.19 No.1 pp.74 - 90 Abstract: During the past ten years (2000-2009), a continuous survey has been conducted to assess the concentration of trace metals in the water from three parts of Daye Lake. The results indicate that: 1) concentration of three trace metals exceed the Chinese drinking water standard measures; out of these As exceeded significantly by 70% followed by Pb and Cd which are 66.67% and 13.34% respectively; 2) all the water in Daye Lake had been polluted by trace metals and had high potential health risk as a drinking water resource for human beings; among the three research areas of Daye Lake: Sanli Qi Lake had the highest health risk (58.8 × 10−4), followed by Yinjia Lake (24.12 × 10−4), while Main Lake had the lowest health risks (3.84 × 10−4); 3) no significant correlations between these trace metals was observed (p < 0.5) which suggest they originated from diverse pollution sources. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Trace metal pollution and potential health risk assessment: a case study of Daye Lake over the past ten years (2000-2009)

Authors: Jin Zhang; Zhao Hua Li; Pei Qi Zhou; Min Wang; Kun Li; Dan Liu

Addresses: Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, 430062 Wuhan, Hubei, China; Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, 430062 Wuhan, Hubei, China ' Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, 430062 Wuhan, Hubei, China ' Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Jiefang Road 1277, 430030 Wuhan, China ' Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, 430062 Wuhan, Hubei, China ' Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, 430062 Wuhan, Hubei, China ' Institute of Regional Economics and Finance, Faculty of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, China

Abstract: During the past ten years (2000-2009), a continuous survey has been conducted to assess the concentration of trace metals in the water from three parts of Daye Lake. The results indicate that: 1) concentration of three trace metals exceed the Chinese drinking water standard measures; out of these As exceeded significantly by 70% followed by Pb and Cd which are 66.67% and 13.34% respectively; 2) all the water in Daye Lake had been polluted by trace metals and had high potential health risk as a drinking water resource for human beings; among the three research areas of Daye Lake: Sanli Qi Lake had the highest health risk (58.8 × 10⁻⁴), followed by Yinjia Lake (24.12 × 10⁻⁴), while Main Lake had the lowest health risks (3.84 × 10⁻⁴); 3) no significant correlations between these trace metals was observed (p < 0.5) which suggest they originated from diverse pollution sources.

Keywords: China; lake water pollution; mining waste; trace metals; health risks; risk assessment; case study; surface water; water quality; drinking water standards; arsenic; cadmium; lead; lakes; heavy metals.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2016.074802

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2016 Vol.19 No.1, pp.74 - 90

Accepted: 11 Oct 2015
Published online: 19 Feb 2016 *

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