Journal
EXPOSURE AND HEALTH
Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 1-16Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12403-021-00408-6
Keywords
Health risk assessment; Multivariate statistical analysis; Water environment; Water protection; Drinking water
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [42072286, 41761144059]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of CHD [300102299301, 300102291507]
- Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation [161098]
- Ten Thousand Talents Program [W03070125]
- Research Program of the Department of Education, Zhejiang Province [Y201942648]
- Research Program of the Taizhou Vocational and Technical College [2020HGZ02]
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This study evaluated the surface water quality in Taizhou City by collecting 419 water samples from 47 river sections. Nitrogen pollution was found to be serious in some locations, while 74.46% of the samples had excellent and good quality. Certain districts in the city were identified to have unacceptable non-carcinogenic risk in their surface water, while a potential carcinogenic risk was also observed in the area due to arsenic contamination.
In this study, 419 water samples were collected from 47 river sections during January to September in 2019 for the assessment of the surface water quality in Taizhou City. Hierarchical cluster analysis was used to group water samples for further water quality analysis. Water quality was evaluated based on the water quality identification index. Seven water quality indicators including copper, fluoride, arsenic, cyanide, mercury, hexavalent chromium and zinc were selected to evaluate the potential non-carcinogenic risk and carcinogenic risk to the people who use the surface water for domestic purpose in Taizhou City. The results indicate that nitrogen pollution is serious in some locations. According to the water quality assessment results, 74.46% of the surface water samples have excellent and good quality, and 23.87% of the samples are rated as poor or extremely poor water. Surface water in the districts of Wenling, Jiaojiang and Luqiao poses an unacceptable non-carcinogenic risk to humans through drinking water intake and skin contact, while in other districts of the city the non-carcinogenic risk is acceptable. In addition, people in Taizhou City face a potential carcinogenic risk. Arsenic is the major chemical carcinogen in the area responsible for the potential carcinogenic health risk, and it should be treated before used for domestic purpose.
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