Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season
To investigate the potential health risk of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake system, lake (n = 37) and river (n = 14) water samples were collected and analyzed for 19 trace elements (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Tl, U and Zn) using inductively coupled plas...
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| description | To investigate the potential health risk of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake system, lake (n = 37) and river (n = 14) water samples were collected and analyzed for 19 trace elements (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Tl, U and Zn) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. As a result, Cd was not detected in any river and lake water samples. Al, Fe and Mn in lake water exceeded the regulation limits of Cambodia, USEPA and WHO. Health risk assessment using the USEPA model indicated that male and female Cambodian residents are at minimal risk of non-carcinogenic effects from single and mixed trace elements through lake and river water consumption. Nevertheless, As, Tl, Co, Ba, Mn and Cr might pose high potential health risks to consumers which requires more attention. Therefore, regular monitoring and further studies are required to investigate the pollution trends and toxic behavior of these trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake system.
HIGHLIGHTS
We investigated the distribution of 19 trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake system.;
As, B, Cu, Mo, Ni, Se and U in the Great Lake were higher than those in the river.;
Ag, As, B, Ba, Cu, Ga, Mn and Se were significantly different among the five provinces.;
Residents did not have the non-carcinogenic effect of trace elements through lake and river water consumption.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21520b0625da484f8ba8b986a6e9cbb32023-06-06T12:25:16ZengIWA PublishingJournal of Water and Health1477-89201996-78292023-05-0121554755910.2166/wh.2023.222222Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy seasonKongkea Phan0Kyoung-Woong Kim1 Research and Development Unit, Cambodian Chemical Society, Street 598, Phnom Penh, Cambodia School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic Of Korea To investigate the potential health risk of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake system, lake (n = 37) and river (n = 14) water samples were collected and analyzed for 19 trace elements (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ga, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Tl, U and Zn) using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. As a result, Cd was not detected in any river and lake water samples. Al, Fe and Mn in lake water exceeded the regulation limits of Cambodia, USEPA and WHO. Health risk assessment using the USEPA model indicated that male and female Cambodian residents are at minimal risk of non-carcinogenic effects from single and mixed trace elements through lake and river water consumption. Nevertheless, As, Tl, Co, Ba, Mn and Cr might pose high potential health risks to consumers which requires more attention. Therefore, regular monitoring and further studies are required to investigate the pollution trends and toxic behavior of these trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake system. HIGHLIGHTS We investigated the distribution of 19 trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake system.; As, B, Cu, Mo, Ni, Se and U in the Great Lake were higher than those in the river.; Ag, As, B, Ba, Cu, Ga, Mn and Se were significantly different among the five provinces.; Residents did not have the non-carcinogenic effect of trace elements through lake and river water consumption.;http://jwh.iwaponline.com/content/21/5/547cambodiahealth risk assessmenttonle sap great laketonle sap rivertrace element |
| spellingShingle | Kongkea Phan Kyoung-Woong Kim Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season Journal of Water and Health cambodia health risk assessment tonle sap great lake tonle sap river trace element |
| title | Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season |
| title_full | Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season |
| title_fullStr | Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season |
| title_short | Health risk assessment of trace elements in the Tonle Sap Great Lake and the Tonle Sap River in Cambodia during the rainy season |
| title_sort | health risk assessment of trace elements in the tonle sap great lake and the tonle sap river in cambodia during the rainy season |
| topic | cambodia health risk assessment tonle sap great lake tonle sap river trace element |
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