Pollution assessment and estimation of the percentages of toxic elements to be removed to make polluted drinking water safe: a case from Nigeria

JC Egbueri, DA Ayejoto, JC Agbasi - Toxin Reviews, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper aimed to assess the water quality and estimate the percentages of potentially
toxic elements that would be removed to make water resources in Ojoto and its environs …

Metal (loid) s, nitrate, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and radioactive contaminants in Nigerian water resources: state-of-the-art of their ecological and health risk …

JC Egbueri, JC Agbasi, AL Ezugwu, ME Omeka… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
Water quality issues in Nigeria pose significant environmental and public health challenges.
While previous reviews have addressed aspects of water contamination, a comprehensive …

Groundwater geochemistry, quality, and pollution of the largest lake basin in the Middle East: Comparison of PMF and PCA-MLR receptor models and application of …

H Haghnazar, KH Johannesson, R González-Pinzón… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
We evaluated groundwater quality, pollution, and its effects on human health in the eastern
part of the Lake Urmia basin, the largest lake in the Middle East. Although groundwater …

Occurrences, sources and health hazard estimation of potentially toxic elements in the groundwater of Garhwal Himalaya, India

RS Aswal, M Prasad, NK Patel, AL Srivastav… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
High concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in potable water can cause severe
human health disorders. Present study examined the fitness of groundwater for drinking …

Heavy metals exposure, carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic human health risks assessment of groundwater around mines in Joghatai, Iran

M Shams, N Tavakkoli Nezhad… - International Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Contamination of surface and groundwater resources to heavy metal due to mining activities
is a worldwide major issue because of its probable health risks to local residents. In the …

Human health risk assessment of nitrate and heavy metals in urban groundwater in Southeast Nigeria

DA Ayejoto, JC Egbueri - Ecological Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Groundwater contamination by nitrate and heavy metals is a growing global concern due to
its detrimental effects on human health through ingestion and dermal exposure. This study …

Hydrogeochemical assessment and health-related risks due to toxic element ingestion and dermal contact within the Nnewi-Awka urban areas, Nigeria

ME Omeka, JC Egbueri - Environmental Geochemistry and health, 2023 - Springer
Awka and Nnewi metropolises are known for intensive socioeconomic activities that could
predispose the available groundwater to pollution. In this paper, an integrated investigation …

Assessment of oral and dermal health risk exposures associated with contaminated water resources: an update in Ojoto area, southeast Nigeria

DA Ayejoto, JC Agbasi, JC Egbueri… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, the oral and dermal health risks of potentially toxic elements in water samples
collected from Ojoto area in southeast Nigeria were studied using HHRISK code and water …

Trace element pollution tracking in the complex multi-aquifer groundwater system of Al-Hassa oasis (Saudi Arabia) using spatial, chemometric and index-based …

SI Abba, MA Yassin, SMH Shah, JC Egbueri… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In a global context, trace element pollution assessment in complex multi-aquifer
groundwater systems is important, considering the growing concerns about water resource …

Drinking water quality assessment based on statistical analysis and three water quality indices (MWQI, IWQI and EWQI): a case study

CO Unigwe, JC Egbueri - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
Numerous indicator models have been developed and utilized for the assessment of
pollution levels in water resources. In the present study, modified water quality index …