Climate, extreme heat and human health: risks and lessons for Australia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarun S Weeramanthri ◽  
Simon Quilty ◽  
Sharon L Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Extreme Heat ◽  
Climate Extreme ◽  
Human Health Risks

Mapping of human health risks arising from soil nickel and mercury contamination

2013 ◽  
Vol 244-245 ◽  
pp. 225-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mojgan Yeganeh ◽  
Majid Afyuni ◽  
Amir-Hosein Khoshgoftarmanesh ◽  
Loghman Khodakarami ◽  
Manouchehr Amini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Mercury Contamination ◽  
Human Health Risks

scholarly journals Groundwater Quality and Potential Human Health Risk Assessment for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes: A Case Study in the Semiarid Region of North China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 783
Author(s):  
Feifei Chen ◽  
Leihua Yao ◽  
Gang Mei ◽  
Yinsheng Shang ◽  
Fansheng Xiong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
North China ◽  
Shanxi Province ◽  
Hydrochemical Characteristics ◽  
Human Health Risks ◽  
Drinking And Irrigation ◽  
Hydrochemical Types ◽  
Potential Human Health

Groundwater is a valuable water source for drinking and irrigation purposes in semiarid regions. Groundwater pollution may affect human health if it is not pretreated and provided for human use. This study investigated the hydrochemical characteristics driving groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes and potential human health risks in the Xinzhou Basin, Shanxi Province, North China. More specifically, we first investigated hydrochemical characteristics using a descriptive statistical analysis method. We then classified the hydrochemical types and analyzed the evolution mechanisms of groundwater using Piper and Gibbs diagrams. Finally, we appraised the groundwater quality for drinking and irrigation purposes using the entropy water quality index (EWQI). We assessed the associated human health risks for different age and sex groups through drinking intake and dermal contact pathways. Overall, we found that (1) Ca-HCO3 and Ca·Mg-HCO3 were the dominant hydrochemical types and were mainly governed by rock weathering and water–rock interactions. (2) Based on the EWQI classifications, 67.74% of the groundwater samples were classified as medium quality and acceptable for drinking purpose. According to the values of sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), residual sodium carbonate (RSC) and soluble sodium percentage (%Na), 90.32% of the samples were suitable for irrigation, while the remaining samples were unfit for irrigation because of the high salinity in the groundwater. (3) Some contaminants in the groundwater, such as NO3−, NO2− and F−, exceeded the standard limits and may cause potential risks to human health. Our work presented in this paper could establish reasonable management strategies for sustainable groundwater quality protection to protect public health.

Detection of aflatoxin M1 in bovine milk from different agro-climatic zones of Chhattisgarh, India, using HPLC-FLD and assessment of human health risks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajeet Kumar Pandey ◽  
Sanjay Shakya ◽  
Anil Patyal ◽  
Syed Liaquat Ali ◽  
Dhirendra Bhonsle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Bovine Milk ◽  
Aflatoxin M1 ◽  
Climatic Zones ◽  
Human Health Risks

Assessment of seasonal variations and human health risks due to heavy metals in water, soils and food crops using multi-indices approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal ◽  
Raj Setia ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Tapan Ghosh ◽  
Sagar Taneja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Human Health Risks

Identifying human health risks from precious metal mining in Sierra Leone

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Marcantonio ◽  
Sean P. Field ◽  
Papanie Bai Sesay ◽  
Gary A. Lamberti
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Precious Metal ◽  
Metal Mining ◽  
Human Health Risks

scholarly journals Resilience of Heterogeneous Aquifers Evaluated from Different Dose-Response Models of Bisphenol A

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Jinwoo Im ◽  
Calogero B. Rizzo ◽  
Felipe P. J. de Barros
Keyword(s):  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Dose Response ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Contaminated Sites ◽  
Heterogeneous Structure ◽  
Control Plane ◽  
Human Health Risks ◽  
The Impact

With the growing concerns over emerging contaminants in indirect potable reuse (IPR) applications, we investigate the impact on human health risk of emerging contaminants introduced into groundwater. Some emerging contaminants have potential endocrine-related health effects at a specific exposure range that is much lower than current guidelines. We start by analyzing Bisphenol A (BPA), which is one of the frequently detected emerging contaminants in groundwater. The objective of this study is to understand how the non-trivial toxicity of BPA affects the estimation of human health risks and, consequentially, aquifer resilience. Based on our results, we aim to provide indications on how to improve water resources management in BPA contaminated sites. We use numerical methods to model BPA contamination of a three-dimensional aquifer, and human health risks and aquifer resilience are estimated at a control plane representing an environmentally sensitive target. A Monte Carlo simulation is conducted to compute uncertainty associated with two levels of heterogeneity. In order to evaluate health risks due to BPA, two types of Dose-Response (DR) models are considered: the monotonic DR model for general exposure and the non-monotonic DR model for prenatal/postnatal exposure. The aquifer resilience is defined as the capacity to recover the state where groundwater is considered potable (i.e., negligible health risks due to BPA). When using the non-monotonic DR model, computational results indicate that the aquifer resilience reduces and its uncertainty increases as the aquifer heterogeneity increases. On the other hand, the aquifer resilience considering the monotonic DR model enhances, and its uncertainty increases relatively smaller than the one considering the non-monotonic DR model. In addition, the variability of the aquifer resilience is controlled by the residence time of the BPA plumes at the control plane, which is related to the volumetric flow rate at the front side of the contamination source. Finally, the decision-making strategy for BPA contaminated sites should be established in accordance with the heterogeneous structure of aquifer and land uses that determines which DR model of BPA is more important in estimating the aquifer resilience.

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