Geospatial quality assessment of locally available ice for heavy metals and metalloids and their potential risks for human health in Karachi, Pakistan

Extreme hot conditions during summers, high poverty rate and continuous electricity load shedding affect commercial manufacturing and sale of ice in many countries. The vendors prepared ice using untreated piped water, tanker water and ground water. These waters may contain hazardous pollutants and...

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Main Authors: Aamir Alamgir, Qamar Ali, Noor Fatima, Moazzam Ali Khan, Muhammad Farrakh Nawaz, Somia Tariq, Muhammad Rizwan, Jean Wan Hong Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402404283X