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Health Risk Assessment in Southern Carpathians Small Rural Communities Using Karst Springs as a Drinking Water Source
The chemical quality of waters from eight karst springs from the Southern Carpathians and the health risk of small rural communities using these springs as a drinking water source were assessed. The results indicated that the spring waters in the studied area are chemically suitable to be used as dr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8744857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35010494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010234 |
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author | Moldovan, Ana Török, Anamaria Iulia Mirea, Ionuț Cornel Micle, Valer Moldovan, Oana Teodora Levei, Erika Andrea |
author_facet | Moldovan, Ana Török, Anamaria Iulia Mirea, Ionuț Cornel Micle, Valer Moldovan, Oana Teodora Levei, Erika Andrea |
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description | The chemical quality of waters from eight karst springs from the Southern Carpathians and the health risk of small rural communities using these springs as a drinking water source were assessed. The results indicated that the spring waters in the studied area are chemically suitable to be used as drinking water and pose no health risks for adults and children. The spring water can be generally described as having circumneutral pH, Ca-Mg-HCO(3)(−) facies, excellent to good palatability, and low trace metal and nitrate content. The variation of chemical parameters between spring and autumn was low. These springs could become appropriate drinking water sources for the neighboring rural communities after the assessment of their microbiological status and, if it is the case, proper water treatment. Moreover, periodic monitoring of the water’s chemical parameters, mostly nitrates, as well as the establishment of a protected area near the springs to prevent the negative impact of anthropogenic sources on water quality is recommended. |
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spelling | pubmed-87448572022-01-11 Health Risk Assessment in Southern Carpathians Small Rural Communities Using Karst Springs as a Drinking Water Source Moldovan, Ana Török, Anamaria Iulia Mirea, Ionuț Cornel Micle, Valer Moldovan, Oana Teodora Levei, Erika Andrea Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The chemical quality of waters from eight karst springs from the Southern Carpathians and the health risk of small rural communities using these springs as a drinking water source were assessed. The results indicated that the spring waters in the studied area are chemically suitable to be used as drinking water and pose no health risks for adults and children. The spring water can be generally described as having circumneutral pH, Ca-Mg-HCO(3)(−) facies, excellent to good palatability, and low trace metal and nitrate content. The variation of chemical parameters between spring and autumn was low. These springs could become appropriate drinking water sources for the neighboring rural communities after the assessment of their microbiological status and, if it is the case, proper water treatment. Moreover, periodic monitoring of the water’s chemical parameters, mostly nitrates, as well as the establishment of a protected area near the springs to prevent the negative impact of anthropogenic sources on water quality is recommended. MDPI 2021-12-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8744857/ /pubmed/35010494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010234 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Moldovan, Ana Török, Anamaria Iulia Mirea, Ionuț Cornel Micle, Valer Moldovan, Oana Teodora Levei, Erika Andrea Health Risk Assessment in Southern Carpathians Small Rural Communities Using Karst Springs as a Drinking Water Source |
title | Health Risk Assessment in Southern Carpathians Small Rural Communities Using Karst Springs as a Drinking Water Source |
title_full | Health Risk Assessment in Southern Carpathians Small Rural Communities Using Karst Springs as a Drinking Water Source |
title_fullStr | Health Risk Assessment in Southern Carpathians Small Rural Communities Using Karst Springs as a Drinking Water Source |
title_full_unstemmed | Health Risk Assessment in Southern Carpathians Small Rural Communities Using Karst Springs as a Drinking Water Source |
title_short | Health Risk Assessment in Southern Carpathians Small Rural Communities Using Karst Springs as a Drinking Water Source |
title_sort | health risk assessment in southern carpathians small rural communities using karst springs as a drinking water source |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8744857/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35010494 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010234 |
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