Water Quality of Roof-Harvested Drinking Water Tanks in a Rural Area near a Gold and Copper Mine: Potential Health Risk from a Layer of Metal-Enriched Water and Sediment

This study investigated the drinking water quality of house water tanks that harvested roof runoff in a rural area surrounding a large copper and gold mine in Central Western New South Wales (NSW). Water was sampled from (1) the tops of water tanks, (2) the bottoms of water tanks, and (3) kitchen ta...

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Main Authors: Ian A. Wright, Anna Christie, Amy-Marie Gilpin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/5/773