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 …

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 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 …

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 contamination, water toxicity, source apportionment, and potential health risk in groundwater of Jhelum Basin, Punjab, Pakistan

Z Ullah, A Rashid, J Ghani, MA Talib, A Shahab… - … Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
Potable groundwater (GW) contamination through arsenic (As) is a commonly reported
environmental issue in Pakistan. In order to examine the groundwater quality for As …

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 …

Arsenic contamination, induced symptoms, and health risk assessment in groundwater of Lahore, Pakistan

H Ur Rehman, S Ahmed, M Ur Rahman… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the arsenic concentration and related health risks in
groundwater extracted from tube wells. The physicochemical parameters, including arsenic …

Compositional and health risk assessment of drinking water from health facilities of District Vehari, Pakistan

B Murtaza, Natasha, M Amjad, M Shahid… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Arsenic (As) is a potentially toxic and carcinogenic metalloid. It has gained considerable
attention owing to its high ecotoxic nature. High As contamination of groundwater in …

Human health risk assessment of arsenic in groundwater aquifers of Lahore, Pakistan

H Waqas, A Shan, YG Khan, R Nawaz… - … and Ecological Risk …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The present study was conducted to estimate As concentration in groundwater and resulting
human health risk in terms of chronic daily intake, hazard quotient (HQ), hazard index (HI) …