Toxic fluoride and arsenic contaminated groundwater in the Lahore and Kasur districts, Punjab, Pakistan and possible contaminant sources

被引:321
作者
Farooqi, Abida
Masuda, Harue
Firdous, Nousheen
机构
[1] Osaka City Univ, Dept Geosci, Sumiyoshi Ku, Osaka 5588585, Japan
[2] Geol Survey Pakistan, Geosci Lab, Islamabad, Pakistan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
arsenic and fluoride pollution; groundwater; air pollutant; coal combustion; sulfur isotopes; fluorosis; Pakistan;
D O I
10.1016/j.envpol.2006.05.007
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The present study is the first attempt to put forward possible sources of As, F- and SO42- contaminated groundwater in the Kalalanwala area, Punjab, Pakistan. Five rainwater and 24 groundwater samples from three different depths were analyzed. Shallow groundwater from 24 to 27 m depth contained high F- (2.47-21.1 mg/L), while the groundwater samples from the deeper depth were free from fluoride contamination. All groundwater samples contained high As (32-1900 mu g/L), in excess of WHO drinking water standards. The SO42- ranges from 110 to 1550 mg/L. delta S-34 data indicate three sources for SO42- air pollutants (5.5-5.7 parts per thousand), fertilizers (4.8 parts per thousand), and household waste (7.0 parts per thousand). Our important finding is the presence SO42-, As and F- in rainwater, indicating the contribution of these elements from air pollution. We propose that pollutants originate, in part, from coal combusted at brick factories and were mobilized promotionally by the alkaline nature of the local groundwater. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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