Effect of Water Source on Human Health: a Case Study from Biga Peninsula, Turkey

摘要：

The concentrations of certain elements including arsenic (As), fluoride (F) and aluminum (Al) were measured in groundwater in the different part of Biga Peninsula which is located in the western parts of Turkey. The concentration values of As and Al in groundwater ranged between 10-40 ppb, 0.5-0.8 ppm and 1 -11.5 ppm, respectively, in this region. Al values exceed the Turkish drinking water standard value of 0.2 ppm. Furthermore, As concentration in water from alteration zones exceed the drinking water standard value of 10 ppb. Based on this background, this study was intended to investigate the source of these heavy metals and its neurotoxin effects on human health as many people living in this region have undergone medical treatment, which are believed to be related to the quality of water resources originating from densely altered volcanic rocks.

关键词： heavy metal water source aluminum Turkey

作者: Alper BABA Orhan GUNDUZ

作者单位: Izmir Institute of Technology,Department of Civil Engineering,Urla,Izmir,Turkey Dokuz Eylul University,Department of Environmental Engineering,35160 Izmir,Turkey

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2009 International Symposium on Environmental Science and Technology(2009环境科学与技术国际会议)

会议地点: 上海

会议语种:英文

页码: 620-622

在线出版日期: 2009-06-02（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）