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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Arsenic level in groundwater and biological samples in Khanewal, Pakistan

NU Khan, M Shahid, S Khalid, N Natasha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Groundwater is the most valuable natural source in our earth's planet, being contaminated in
various regions worldwide. Despite considerable research, there are scarce data regarding …

Hydrogeochemical and health risk evaluation of arsenic in shallow and deep aquifers along the different floodplains of Punjab, Pakistan

I Bibi, M Shahid, NK Niazi, F Younas, SR Naqvi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The current study delineated the distribution,(hydro) geochemical behavior and health risk of
arsenic (As) in shallow (depth< 35 m; handpumps and electric pumps) and deep (depth> 35 …

Arsenic pollution and associated human health hazards in Rupnagar district, Punjab, India

G Krishan, S Ghosh, HS Virk - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The hydrosphere although covering almost 70% of the Earth contributes only 3% of fresh
water out of which groundwater covers almost 98%. The presence of some unwanted …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Groundwater arsenic contamination in north eastern states of India

D Saurav, BS Sudipta, LP Jyoti… - Journal of …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Arsenic toxicity and its widespread substantial distribution is becoming a major concern
throughout the world. Recently, vast areas of North-eastern States of India have been …