Multiple pollutants in groundwater near an abandoned Chinese fluorine chemical park: concentrations, correlations and health risk assessments.

ABSTRACT: Contamination and adverse effects from various pollutants often appear in abandoned industrial regions. Thus, nine groundwater samples were collected from the vicinity of the fluorochemical industry in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province, to determine concentrations of the ten heavy metals arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe) and mercury(Hg), as well as those of fluorine (F^-) and eighteen poly- and perfluorinated substances (PFASs), analyse correlation relationships, and assess the health risks for different age groups. The results showed that the levels of fluorine (F^-) (0.92-4.42 mg·L^-1), Mn (0.0005-4.91 mg·L^-1) and Fe (1.45-5.61 mg·L^-1) exceeded the standard l

SUBMITTER: Tang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8888542 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature