张翼龙,马荣*,李政红
Abstract
Groundwater quality significantly affects
public health. In order to better understand groundwatersuitability, a total of
887 shallow groundwater samples were collected from the Hetao Plain (HP), InnerMongolia,
China; the maximum and minimum health guideline values of each element were
established in this work. Subsequently, the desirability functions (DFs) theory
was employed to evaluate the human health riskof groundwater. The results indicate
that 780 of the samples were unsuitable for drinking purposes due tothe iron,
total dissolved solids (TDS), arsenic, strontium,fluoride, and manganese
concentrations present, all of which exceeded their maximum guideline value
(MaGV). Only 107 samples were suitable for drinking use; however, these samples
also have adverse effects on human health to some extent, due to the extremely lower
concentrations of nutrient elements and existence of non-nutrient elements.
Based on the observed results,groundwater that is unsuitable for drinking use
must undergo bacteriological treatment prior to consumption.It was necessary
for residents in the western, central, and northeastern parts of the study area
are required to be supplied with certain nutrient elements, such as
iron,iodine, molybdenum, manganese, and lithium.According to the human health
risk assessment of groundwater, the general public can safely and reasonably
consume the groundwater for drinking, agriculture irrigation, and industrial
purposes