Quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of Tehran, Iran
Nitrate is a common contaminant of drinking water. Due to its adverse health effects, this study aimed to determine nitrate levels in six southern districts of Tehran. A total of 148 samples were taken from tap waters. In 84.46% (n = 125) of the samples, the nitrate concentration was below national...
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| author | Safa Kalteh Farshad Hamidi Mahdi Ahmadi Nasab Narges Mohseni Gharibdoosti Mohammad Rezvani Ghalhari Mina Parvizishad Amir Hossein Mahvi |
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| description | Nitrate is a common contaminant of drinking water. Due to its adverse health effects, this study aimed to determine nitrate levels in six southern districts of Tehran. A total of 148 samples were taken from tap waters. In 84.46% (n = 125) of the samples, the nitrate concentration was below national and WHO limits (50 mg/L); however, 15.54% (n = 23) were in violation of the criteria. The total mean concentration of nitrate was 36.15 mg/L (±14.74) ranging from 4.52 to 80.83 mg/L. The overall hazard quotient (HQ) for age groups were ordered as Children (1.71) > Infants (1.24) > Teenagers (1.2) > Adults (0.96). In all districts, the HQ values for infants and children groups were greater than 1, indicating potential adverse health risks. In teenagers age group, only the HQ estimations of districts 10 (HQ = 0.93) and 11 (HQ = 0.74) were lower than 1 and in adults age group, the estimated HQ values for districts were lower than 1 with the exception for district 19 (HQ = 1.19). The sensitivity analysis (SA) showed that nitrate content plays a major role in the value of the assessed risk. HIGHLIGHTS
Levels and noncarcinogenic risk of nitrate were assessed in tap water.;
The mean concentration of nitrate was 36.15 mg/L.;
Analysis showed that nitrate concentration in 84.46% of the samples was below the standard level limit.;
The highest noncarcinogenic risk was in the children group.;
The 95th percentile of the simulated nitrate HQ in children was 2.14.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24621f01602e4c90a8979891044d0c142022-12-22T02:49:34ZengIWA PublishingWater Reuse2709-60922709-61062022-06-0112227428810.2166/wrd.2022.007007Quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of Tehran, IranSafa Kalteh0Farshad Hamidi1Mahdi Ahmadi Nasab2Narges Mohseni Gharibdoosti3Mohammad Rezvani Ghalhari4Mina Parvizishad5Amir Hossein Mahvi6 Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Student Research Center Committee, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Department of Environmental Health Engineering, South Tehran Health Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Environmental Health Engineering, South Tehran Health Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Nitrate is a common contaminant of drinking water. Due to its adverse health effects, this study aimed to determine nitrate levels in six southern districts of Tehran. A total of 148 samples were taken from tap waters. In 84.46% (n = 125) of the samples, the nitrate concentration was below national and WHO limits (50 mg/L); however, 15.54% (n = 23) were in violation of the criteria. The total mean concentration of nitrate was 36.15 mg/L (±14.74) ranging from 4.52 to 80.83 mg/L. The overall hazard quotient (HQ) for age groups were ordered as Children (1.71) > Infants (1.24) > Teenagers (1.2) > Adults (0.96). In all districts, the HQ values for infants and children groups were greater than 1, indicating potential adverse health risks. In teenagers age group, only the HQ estimations of districts 10 (HQ = 0.93) and 11 (HQ = 0.74) were lower than 1 and in adults age group, the estimated HQ values for districts were lower than 1 with the exception for district 19 (HQ = 1.19). The sensitivity analysis (SA) showed that nitrate content plays a major role in the value of the assessed risk. HIGHLIGHTS Levels and noncarcinogenic risk of nitrate were assessed in tap water.; The mean concentration of nitrate was 36.15 mg/L.; Analysis showed that nitrate concentration in 84.46% of the samples was below the standard level limit.; The highest noncarcinogenic risk was in the children group.; The 95th percentile of the simulated nitrate HQ in children was 2.14.;http://jwrd.iwaponline.com/content/12/2/274age groupshealth risk assessmentnitratetap waterwater safety |
| spellingShingle | Safa Kalteh Farshad Hamidi Mahdi Ahmadi Nasab Narges Mohseni Gharibdoosti Mohammad Rezvani Ghalhari Mina Parvizishad Amir Hossein Mahvi Quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of Tehran, Iran Water Reuse age groups health risk assessment nitrate tap water water safety |
| title | Quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of Tehran, Iran |
| title_full | Quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of Tehran, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of Tehran, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of Tehran, Iran |
| title_short | Quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of Tehran, Iran |
| title_sort | quantification and health risk assessment of nitrate in southern districts of tehran iran |
| topic | age groups health risk assessment nitrate tap water water safety |
| url | http://jwrd.iwaponline.com/content/12/2/274 |
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