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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 218, Issue -, Pages 739-748Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.07.070
Keywords
Organic micropollutants; Groundwater; Health risk assessment; Carcinogenic risk; Noncarcinogenic risk
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- JSPS KAKENHI of Japan [23404002]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21477016]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [DUT15-TD09]
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University [IRT_13R05]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23404002] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Groundwater serves as a main drinking water source for rural residents in China. However, little is known regarding the pollution of organic micropollutants in groundwater that may pose health risks. In this study, more than 1300 organic micropollutants were screened in the groundwater samples collected from 13 drinking water wells distributed across five rural regions of Liaodong Peninsula in China. A total of 80 organic micropollutants including 12 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, 11 alkanes, 9 pesticides, 7 substituted phenols, 7 perfluoroalkyl acids, 6 heterocyclic compounds, 5 alcohols, 5 phthalic acid esters, 5 pharmaceutical and personal care products, 3 ketones, 2 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 2 alkylbenzenes and 2 chlorinated benzenes were detected, with their total concentration of 32-1.5 x 10(4) ng/L. Noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic risks of a part of pollutants were assessed. Exposure through skin absorption and oral ingestion was considered in the assessment. Generally the risks are within the acceptable limits, except for that the carcinogenic risk at two sites in Jinzhou is higher than 10(-6). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on health risks of groundwater micropollutants in China. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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