Comprehensive health risk analysis of heavy metal pollution using water quality indices and Monte Carlo simulation in R software

Abstract Rapid urbanization, population growth, agricultural practices, and industrial activities have led to widespread groundwater contamination. This study evaluated heavy metal contamination in residential drinking water in Shiraz, Iran (2021). The analysis involved 80 groundwater samples collec...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Badeenezhad, Hamed Soleimani, Samaneh Shahsavani, Iman Parseh, Amin Mohammadpour, Omid Azadbakht, Parviz Javanmardi, Hossein Faraji, Kamal Babakrpur Nalosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43161-3