Arsenic contamination, subsequent water toxicity, and associated public health risks in the lower Indus plain, Sindh province, Pakistan

A Shahab, S Qi, M Zaheer - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Arsenic (As) contamination in drinking water is a global public health risk. The present study
highlighted the geological and anthropogenic causes of As contamination in groundwater …

Characterization and health risk assessment of arsenic in natural waters of the Indus River Basin, Pakistan

FUR Qaiser, F Zhang, RR Pant, C Zeng… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The elevated concentrations of arsenic in natural water are one of the major environmental
threats to human health. However, the existing characteristics, controlling mechanisms, and …

Unraveling health risk and speciation of arsenic from groundwater in rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan

MB Shakoor, NK Niazi, I Bibi, MM Rahman… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
This study determined the total and speciated arsenic (As) concentrations and other health-
related water quality parameters for unraveling the health risk of As from drinking water to …

Arsenic level and risk assessment of groundwater in Vehari, Punjab Province, Pakistan

M Shahid, M Khalid, C Dumat, S Khalid, NK Niazi… - Exposure and …, 2018 - Springer
Arsenic (As) contamination in different areas of the world has been reported, which poses
serious health threats to humans by its different routes of exposure. There exists …

Health risk assessment of drinking arsenic-containing groundwater in Hasilpur, Pakistan: effect of sampling area, depth, and source

RA Tabassum, M Shahid, C Dumat, NK Niazi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Currently, several news channels and research publications have highlighted the dilemma
of arsenic (As)-contaminated groundwater in Pakistan. However, there is lack of data …

Assessment of arsenic exposure by drinking well water and associated carcinogenic risk in peri-urban areas of Vehari, Pakistan

AH Shah, M Shahid, S Khalid, Natasha… - … geochemistry and health, 2020 - Springer
Arsenic (As) is a highly toxic and carcinogenic element. It has received considerable
consideration worldwide in recent years due to its highest toxicity to human, and currently …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the arsenic contents and associated risks in groundwater of Vehari and Lodhran Districts, Pakistan

S Khalid, M Shahid, I Bibi, HM Nadeem, M Younis… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Exposure to arsenic (As) can induce numerous lethal diseases, such as cancer,
cardiovascular issues, skin diseases, and diabetes in humans. The major route of human …

Arsenic in groundwater and its health risk assessment in drinking water of Mailsi, Punjab, Pakistan

A Rasool, A Farooqi, S Masood… - Human and Ecological …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The present study was aimed at assessing drinking water quality regarding arsenic (As) and
its impact on health from Mailsi (Punjab), Pakistan. Forty-four groundwater samples were …

Health risk of arsenic in the alluvial aquifers of Lahore and Raiwind, Punjab Province, Pakistan: an investigation for safer well water

S Bibi, A Farooqi, M Ramzan… - … & Environmental Chemistry, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental pollution has generated release of high amounts of arsenic (As) which
ultimately are detected in the water of Indus Basin Punjab, Pakistan. The area is …

A meta-analysis of the distribution, sources and health risks of arsenic-contaminated groundwater in Pakistan

M Shahid, NK Niazi, C Dumat, R Naidu, S Khalid… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Globally, millions of people who rely on groundwater for potable purposes and agriculture
have been inadvertently exposed to toxic arsenic (As) because of its natural occurrence in …