Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas
Background: The mining of bauxite ore in Kuantan, Pahang has been going since early 2013. Bauxite ore contains radionuclides and heavy metals by which uncontrolled bauxite mining, can pollute waterways. These can pose great threat to environment and human health. The study objectives were to determi...
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| author | Zety Abrar Naim, Mahad Zailina, Hashim Norazura, Ismail Jamal Hisham, Hashim |
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| description | Background: The mining of bauxite ore in Kuantan, Pahang has been going since early 2013. Bauxite ore contains radionuclides and heavy metals by which uncontrolled bauxite mining, can pollute waterways. These can pose great threat to environment and human health. The study objectives were to determine and compare the concentrations of selected heavy metals; aluminium (Al), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb) in water as well as to evaluate the risk of drinking such water. |
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| spelling | ump-258542020-02-25T02:53:22Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25854/ Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas Zety Abrar Naim, Mahad Zailina, Hashim Norazura, Ismail Jamal Hisham, Hashim TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Background: The mining of bauxite ore in Kuantan, Pahang has been going since early 2013. Bauxite ore contains radionuclides and heavy metals by which uncontrolled bauxite mining, can pollute waterways. These can pose great threat to environment and human health. The study objectives were to determine and compare the concentrations of selected heavy metals; aluminium (Al), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb) in water as well as to evaluate the risk of drinking such water. Community Health Society Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/25854/1/Health%20risk%20assessment%20on%20heavy%20metals%20in%20drinking%20and%20surface%20water.pdf Zety Abrar Naim, Mahad and Zailina, Hashim and Norazura, Ismail and Jamal Hisham, Hashim (2019) Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 6 (3). pp. 203-214. ISSN 2289-7577. (Published) http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/1009 https://doi.org/10.32827/ijphcs.6.3.x |
| spellingShingle | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Zety Abrar Naim, Mahad Zailina, Hashim Norazura, Ismail Jamal Hisham, Hashim Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas |
| title | Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas |
| title_full | Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas |
| title_fullStr | Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas |
| title_short | Health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas |
| title_sort | health risk assessment on heavy metals in drinking and surface water of communities in bauxite mining areas |
| topic | TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
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