Heavy Metal Pollution Index of Ground Water of an Abandoned Open Cast Mine Filled with Fly Ash: a Case Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bably Prasad ◽  
Kumari Sangita
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution Index ◽  
Metal Pollution Index ◽  
Open Cast Mine ◽  
Open Cast

Assessment of nitrate and heavy metal contamination of groundwater using the heavy metal pollution index: case study of Linares, Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor de León-Gómez ◽  
Miguel A. Martin del Campo-Delgado ◽  
María V. Esteller-Alberich ◽  
Fernando Velasco-Tapia ◽  
Efraín Alva-Niño ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Index Case ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution Index ◽  
Metal Pollution Index

scholarly journals Development of a new noncarcinogenic heavy metal pollution index for quality ranking of vegetable, rice, and milk

2020 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 106214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soma Giri ◽  
Mukesh Kumar Mahato ◽  
Santanu Bhattacharjee ◽  
Abhay Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution Index ◽  
Metal Pollution Index ◽  
Quality Ranking

scholarly journals An In-Depth Analysis of Water Quality Using GIS and Heavy Metal Pollution Index near a Gold Mining Area, Qorveh, Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Jahangiri-rad ◽  
Mohsen Shariati ◽  
Mahdieh Yaaghoubi ◽  
Ali Haghmoradkhani ◽  
Abbas Akbarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Pollution ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Pollution Index ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Heavy Metal Pollution Index ◽  
Metal Pollution Index

Introduction: Inappropriate management of mining activities may bring about water pollution and pose a heavy complication on aquatic ecosystem and humans. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of Qorveh gold mining activities on the quality of nearby groundwater. Materials and Methods: The concentration of seven eco-toxic metals along with some general hydrochemical parameters were investigated for 27 sampling stations in the study area using Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS) and conventional hydrochemical methods. The analysis results were further applied to compute pollution indices, namely heavy metal pollution index (HPI) for irrigation purposes. Results: The main elements were within the World Health Organization (WHO) and Iranian National Water Standards (INWS) for irrigation water quality, except for NH4+ in some sampling points. The concentration of heavy metals followed the order Cu > Zn > Pb > Hg > Cd > As. The contents of Hg, As, Cd, and Cu in most sites were higher than the recommended values. Except for two stations, the value of HPI based on the mean concentration was found to be far beyond the critical pollution index value of 100, suggesting that the area is highly polluted with some heavy metals. Conclusion: Elevated concentration of trace elements found in groundwater of this area represented the release of harmful elements from gold mining activities on surrounding environment.

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