To investigate the presence of metal elements and assess their health risk for the populace in the Nandong Underground River Basin(NURB),we conducted an analysis of eleven common heavy metals in the water body.A Healt...To investigate the presence of metal elements and assess their health risk for the populace in the Nandong Underground River Basin(NURB),we conducted an analysis of eleven common heavy metals in the water body.A Health risk assessment(HRA)model was employed to analyze 84 water samples from the NURB.The detection results revealed the following order of heavy metals concentrations:Fe>Al>Mn>Zn>As>Cd>Pb>Cr>Ni>Cu>Hg.Correlation analysis indicated a certain similarity in material source and migration transformation among these eleven metal elements.Our study identified that the health risks for local residents exposed to metal elements in the water of NURB primarily stem from carcinogenic risk(10^(−6)–10^(−4)a^(−1))through the drinking water pathway.Moreover,the health risk of heavy metal exposure for children through drinking water was notably higher than for adults.The maximum health risks of Cr in both underground and surface water exceeded the recommendation standard(5.0×10^(−5)a^(−1))from ICRP,surpassing the values recommended by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency,the Dutch Ministry of Construction and Environment and the British Royal Society(5.0×10^(−6)a^(−1)).The results of the health risk assessment indicate that Cr in the water of NURB is the primary source of carcinogenic risk for local residents,followed by Cd and As.Consequently,it is imperative to control these three carcinogenic metals when the water was used as drinking water resource.展开更多
预期寿命损失法(loss of life expectancy,LLE)可以对致癌和非致癌物质的环境健康风险进行评价和比较,是一种污染物环境健康风险评价的新方法.应用该方法对中国目前危害较大的6种典型致癌和非致癌污染物砷、DDTs、苯并芘、铅、汞、镉造...预期寿命损失法(loss of life expectancy,LLE)可以对致癌和非致癌物质的环境健康风险进行评价和比较,是一种污染物环境健康风险评价的新方法.应用该方法对中国目前危害较大的6种典型致癌和非致癌污染物砷、DDTs、苯并芘、铅、汞、镉造成的人体的预期寿命损失进行了分析,并比较了6种污染物的环境健康风险大小.结果表明,预期寿命损失法可以作为污染物健康风险评价的一种方法,致癌物质砷、DDTs、苯并芘分别导致一个健康个体寿命损失3.6 d、2.2 d和12.1 d,非致癌物质铅、汞、镉分别导致一个健康个体寿命损失1.1 d、1.7 d和5.8 d;用预期寿命损失方法可以对致癌、非致癌风险在同一尺度上进行比较,在目标污染物现有相关研究基础上,6种污染物的健康风险大小顺序为苯并芘>镉>砷>DDTs>汞>铅.展开更多
基金supported from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFF1302901)the Key Laboratory Construction Project of Guangxi(No.19-185-7)the Foundation for Hebei Education Department(No.2022QNJS05).
文摘To investigate the presence of metal elements and assess their health risk for the populace in the Nandong Underground River Basin(NURB),we conducted an analysis of eleven common heavy metals in the water body.A Health risk assessment(HRA)model was employed to analyze 84 water samples from the NURB.The detection results revealed the following order of heavy metals concentrations:Fe>Al>Mn>Zn>As>Cd>Pb>Cr>Ni>Cu>Hg.Correlation analysis indicated a certain similarity in material source and migration transformation among these eleven metal elements.Our study identified that the health risks for local residents exposed to metal elements in the water of NURB primarily stem from carcinogenic risk(10^(−6)–10^(−4)a^(−1))through the drinking water pathway.Moreover,the health risk of heavy metal exposure for children through drinking water was notably higher than for adults.The maximum health risks of Cr in both underground and surface water exceeded the recommendation standard(5.0×10^(−5)a^(−1))from ICRP,surpassing the values recommended by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency,the Dutch Ministry of Construction and Environment and the British Royal Society(5.0×10^(−6)a^(−1)).The results of the health risk assessment indicate that Cr in the water of NURB is the primary source of carcinogenic risk for local residents,followed by Cd and As.Consequently,it is imperative to control these three carcinogenic metals when the water was used as drinking water resource.
文摘预期寿命损失法(loss of life expectancy,LLE)可以对致癌和非致癌物质的环境健康风险进行评价和比较,是一种污染物环境健康风险评价的新方法.应用该方法对中国目前危害较大的6种典型致癌和非致癌污染物砷、DDTs、苯并芘、铅、汞、镉造成的人体的预期寿命损失进行了分析,并比较了6种污染物的环境健康风险大小.结果表明,预期寿命损失法可以作为污染物健康风险评价的一种方法,致癌物质砷、DDTs、苯并芘分别导致一个健康个体寿命损失3.6 d、2.2 d和12.1 d,非致癌物质铅、汞、镉分别导致一个健康个体寿命损失1.1 d、1.7 d和5.8 d;用预期寿命损失方法可以对致癌、非致癌风险在同一尺度上进行比较,在目标污染物现有相关研究基础上,6种污染物的健康风险大小顺序为苯并芘>镉>砷>DDTs>汞>铅.
