Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals contamination in groundwater in the west of Minia area, Egypt

Ahmed Abdelhalim; Guy Howard; Nicholas J K Howden; Mohamed Ahmed; Esam Ismail

doi:10.1080/10807039.2022.2153010

Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals contamination in groundwater in the west of Minia area, Egypt

Ahmed Abdelhalim^*, Guy Howard, Nicholas J K Howden, Mohamed Ahmed, Esam Ismail

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Groundwater contamination by heavy metals is a worldwide serious issue due to its severe risks to human health. In the present study, a total of 49 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for eleven trace elements (Al, Cr, Cd, As, Zn, Se, Sn, Ni, Pb, Mn, and Cu) in the west of Minia area, Egypt, to determine groundwater contamination by heavy metals and their impact on groundwater use for drinking and human health as a result. Multivariate statistics, geospatial mapping, and health risk assessment approaches are used to evaluate the potential non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic hazards in the research area and determine both natural and anthropogenic consequences of identified trace elements on local groundwater quality. The heavy metal concentrations (in µg/l) in the groundwater samples were found to be in the following order: Zn (154.5) > Al (40) > As (37.4) > Sn (32) > Cr (28.4) > Hg (25.6) > Cu (21.8) > Cd (16) > Ni (15.4) > Pb (6.5). Heavy metals measurements revealed that As, Hg, and Cu do not meet WHO Guidelines Values, indicating a risk to human health from the consumption of groundwater. Zn > Al > As > Sn > Cr > Hg > Cu > Se > Cd > Ni > Pb was shown to be the order of the mean values of chronic daily heavy metal consumption for new-borns, children, and adults. Continuous oral intake of groundwater loaded with heavy metals could result in carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic concerns, posing serious health dangers to people throughout the life course.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-26
Number of pages	26
Journal	Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2022.2153010
Publication status	Published - 5 Dec 2022

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The authors are grateful to the Researchers Supporting Project, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for funding this work. The authors are thankful to Prof. Peiyue Li for his useful review of this work.

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