Muhammad Bilal Shakoor|Nabeel Khan Niazi|Irshad Bibi|Mohammad Azizur Rahman|Ravi Naidu|Zhaomin Dong|Muhammad Shahid|Muhammad Arshad
Unraveling Health Risk and Speciation of Arsenic from Groundwater in Rural Areas of Punjab, Pakistan
University of Agriculture Faisalabad|University of Agriculture Faisalabad|Southern Cross University|University of Agriculture Faisalabad|Southern Cross University|University of Newcastle Australia|University of South Australia|University of Newcastle Australia|University of Newcastle Australia|COMSATS University Islamabad|University of Agriculture Faisalabad
study determined total speciated arsenic concentrations healthrelated water quality parameters unraveling health risk drinking water humans groundwater samples n 62 collected three previously unexplored rural areas chichawatni vehari rahim yar khan punjab pakistan mean median concentrations groundwater 379 127 gl1 range 15201 gl1 fifty three percent groundwater samples showed higher value safe limit 10 gl1 speciation groundwater samples n 13 showed presence inorganic arsenite asiii constituted 1367 total arsenate asv ranged 33 100 health risk assessment hazard quotient cancer risk values 1118 46600 times higher recommended values usepa ie 100 106 respectively addition various water quality parameters eg electrical conductivity na ca cl so2 fe mn pb also enhanced health risk results show consumption ascontaminated groundwater poses emerging health threat communities study area hence needs urgent remedial management measures