Drinking water quality status and contamination in Pakistan

MK Daud, M Nafees, S Ali, M Rizwan… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Due to alarming increase in population and rapid industrialization, drinking water quality is
being deteriorated day by day in Pakistan. This review sums up the outcomes of various …

A comprehensive review on water pollution, South Asia Region: Pakistan

R Noor, A Maqsood, A Baig, CB Pande, SM Zahra… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Pakistan is one of the most water-polluted country in the South Asia Region. Drinking water
is contaminated with microbial and toxic metals throughout Pakistan. The values of different …

Occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources and the potential of biochar for water quality improvement: A review

KN Palansooriya, Y Yang, YF Tsang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, the occurrence of contaminants in drinking water sources was described in
relation to their treatment options based on both conventional (eg, coagulation-flocculation …

Ag modified ZnO nanoflowers for the dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction of lead (II) from food and water samples prior to its detection with high-resolution …

O Ozalp, M Soylak - Talanta, 2023 - Elsevier
Ag modified ZnO nanoflowers were synthesized by using hydrothermal method and used as
dispersive micro-solid phase extractant for separation and preconcentration prior to its flame …

Contamination, exposure, and health risk assessment of Hg in Pakistan: A review

S Rashid, IA Shah, RXS Tulcan, W Rashid… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mercury is a highly toxic and highly mobile heavy metal. It has been regarded as more toxic
than other nonessential and toxic nonradioactive heavy metals. Moreover, it has a high …

Assessment of heavy metal toxicity related with human health risk in the surface water of an industrialized area by a novel technique

P Saha, B Paul - Human and ecological risk assessment: an …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This study innovates an assessment technique to evaluate heavy metal toxic load (HMTL).
Assessment of surface water in Durgapur industrial area, West Bengal India illustrates that …

Groundwater status in Pakistan: A review of contamination, health risks, and potential needs

M Raza, F Hussain, JY Lee, MB Shakoor… - Critical Reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
We examined the current groundwater (used for drinking) quality in Pakistan after
implementation of Millennium Development Goals, including contaminants, their sources …

Water quality assessment and monitoring in Pakistan: A comprehensive review

L Kumar, R Kumari, A Kumar, IA Tunio, C Sassanelli - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water quality has been a major problem in Pakistan owing to a mix of factors such as
population expansion, industrial units in urban areas, and agricultural activities. The …

Human risk from exposure to heavy metals and arsenic in water from rivers with mining influence in the Central Andes of Peru

M Custodio, W Cuadrado, R Peñaloza, R Montalvo… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water pollution by heavy metals is one of the leading environmental concerns as a result of
intense anthropogenic pressure on the aquatic environment. This constitutes a significant …

Health risk assessment of potentially harmful elements in subsidence water bodies using a Monte Carlo approach: An example from the Huainan coal mining area …

G Chen, X Wang, R Wang, G Liu - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Enrichment of potentially harmful elements in surface water results in ecological risk to the
surrounding environment. Assessing the environmental risk of these elements is of great …