Groundwater in the coastal areas of Ghana: Quality and associated health risks
Heliyon,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(11), С. e31652 - e31652
Опубликована: Май 22, 2024
Self-supply
water
sources,
particularly
groundwater
play
key
roles
in
the
supply
ecosystem
of
developing
countries.
Recent
studies
indicate
that
sources
coastal
communities
Ghana
are
under
threat
from
improper
waste
management
practices,
seawater
intrusion
and
atmospheric
aerosol
deposition.
In
this
study,
Water
Quality
Index
(WQI)
Nemerow's
Pollution
(NPI)
were
employed
to
assess
quality
four
Ghana.
The
health
risks
associated
with
metal
pollution
investigated
using
incremental
life
cancer
risk
hazard
quotient.
pH
all
studied
acidic
during
rainy
season.
Electrical
conductivity
ranged
0.44
2.61
mS/cm
season
0.43
2.45
dry
for
locations.
Results
also
showed
brackish
conditions
mineralization
Winneba,
Accra,
Keta.
Mean
nitrate
concentrations
Winneba
Accra
higher
than
WHO
standards
both
Arsenic
was
acceptable
level
Keta
season,
while
iron
levels
seasons.
Principal
Component
Analyses
Pb,
As,
Fe
had
highest
loading
first
component
Essiama,
PO
Язык: Английский
Transforming food waste into animal feeds: an in-depth overview of conversion technologies and environmental benefits
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
31(12), С. 17951 - 17963
Опубликована: Окт. 17, 2023
Язык: Английский
Quantification and visualization of groundwater contamination prevention regionalization based on analytic hierarchy process method (AHP) in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, South China
Journal of Hydrology,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
628, С. 130521 - 130521
Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2023
Язык: Английский
Groundwater governance and a snapshot of associated issues in selected coastal communities in Ghana
Groundwater for Sustainable Development,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
25, С. 101164 - 101164
Опубликована: Март 29, 2024
Язык: Английский
Quantitative Assessment of Human Health Risks Associated with Heavy Metal and Bacterial Pollution in Groundwater from Mankweng in Limpopo Province, South Africa
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
21(11), С. 1489 - 1489
Опубликована: Ноя. 9, 2024
Heavy
metal
and
microbial
pollution
in
groundwater
raises
health
concerns
due
to
its
adverse
effects.
This
study
aimed
assess
the
risks
associated
with
heavy
bacterial
Mankweng.
metals
Язык: Английский
Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant enterobacteriaceae in domestic wastewater and associated health risks in reuse practices
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
263, С. 114478 - 114478
Опубликована: Окт. 5, 2024
Язык: Английский
Modeling the fate and transport of E. coli pathogens in the Tano River Basin of Ghana under climate change and socioeconomic scenarios
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
31(50), С. 60465 - 60484
Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2024
Язык: Английский
Physico-Chemical and Microbiological Quality of the Surface Water of the Nostoc Commune of the Andean Communities of Huancavelica, Peru
Journal of Lifestyle and SDGs Review,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
5(2), С. e03386 - e03386
Опубликована: Дек. 16, 2024
Objective:
The
purpose
was
to
evaluate
the
physicochemical
and
microbiological
quality
of
surface
water
from
Nostoc
commune
Andean
communities
in
Huancavelica-Peru,
compare
its
variation
relation
distribution
environmental
conditions.
Theoretical
Framework:
Surface
depends
on
anthropogenic
factors.
physico-chemical
indicators
are
important
for
monitoring,
biomass
production
social
economic
livelihoods.
Method:
Samples
streams
ponds
were
considered
as
biological
material.
analyses
determined
according
protocol
recommendations
established
Standard
Methods
Examination
Wastewater
APHA
(2012)
ECA
(2017).
Results
Discussion:
results
revealed
that
parameters
waters
inhabited
by
meet
guidelines
APHA,
with
variations
their
geographical
Meteorologically,
is
common
at
altitudes
between
4240
5877
masl,
temperatures
4-14°C
relative
humidity
20-60%
varying
January
April.
Research
Implications:
study
shows
be
unsuitable
agricultural
human
use.
It
crucial
public
health
a
balancer
quality.
Originality:
offers
unprecedented
contributions
literature
habitat.
relevance
value
this
algae
viable
source
utilization
purposes
evident.
Язык: Английский
Estimación del riesgo de Escherichia coli O157:H7 a partir de muestras de agua potable a nivel departamental, Colombia, 2021 a 2023
Hernán Quijada Bonilla Quijada Bonilla,
Cristian Camilo Rodríguez Quinchia,
Iván Camilo Sánchez Barrera
и другие.
Опубликована: Сен. 30, 2024
Introducción.
La
falta
de
acceso
a
agua
potable
puede
ocasionar
enfermedad
diarreica
aguda
(EDA).
En
Colombia
en
2022,
el
6,8
%
las
muertes
por
causas
específicas
fue
atribuible
EDA.
El
objetivo
este
estudio
estimar
riesgo
enfermar
Escherichia
coli
O157:H7
partir
muestras
nivel
departamental
entre
2021
y
2023.
Metodología.
Estudio
transversal
con
datos
secundarios
reportes
sobre
la
calidad
del
Sistema
Información
Vigilancia
Calidad
Agua
para
Consumo
Humano
(SIVICAP),
18
departamentos
(31
846
observaciones),
17
2022
(34
603
observaciones)
14
2023
(35
271
observaciones).
Se
evaluó
infección
E.
O157:H7,
través
una
evaluación
cuantitativa
microbiológico
(QMRA).
Resultados.
Los
que
presentaron
mayor
medio
diario
anual
EDA
fueron:
Boyacá
(1,06
x
10-1,
desviación
estándar=7,4x10-2),
Caldas
(3,5x10-1,
estándar=7,7x10-2),
Chocó
(1,88
estándar=1,3x10-1),
Guajira
(1,10x10-1,
estándar=7,6x10-2),
Nariño
(4,6x10-1,
estándar=1,33x10-1),
Valle
Cauca
(1,99
x10-1,
estándar=5,85x10-2)
Vaupés
(4,37x10-1,
estándar=1,80
x10-1).
Conclusión.
reportados
SIVICAP
modelo
implementado
son
herramientas
útiles
toma
decisiones
salud
pública
así
promover
un
suministro
más
seguro.
necesitan
potable,
como
otros
patógenos
atribuibles
EDA,
refinar
estimaciones
realizadas.
Es
importante
los
silencio
epidemiológico
reporten
estos
datos.