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标题：Quality assessment and monitoring for presence of arsenic in tap water collected from various locations of Lahore, Pakistan
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作者：Zahra Naseem ; Kalim Imran ; Salam Abdus 等
期刊名称：International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences
电子版ISSN：2319-1414
出版年度：2017
卷号：6
期号：6
页码：8-11
语种：English
出版社：International Science Community Association
摘要：The present study aims to assess and monitor the tap water collected from various locations in Lahore, Pakistan for arsenic contamination. The presence of Arsenic (As) in tap drinking water is a somber threat to human health due to its carcinogenic nature. The quantity of Arsenic in tap water was detected by using inductively coupled plasma. 20 samples of tap water were collected for determination of arsenic contamination. Arsenic concentration in 16 samples was found beyond permissible limits i.e. 10 ppb as recommended by WHO. It is of worth importance that 80%; a large number of tap water samples collected from various areas of Lahore are contaminated with Arsenic which is toxic metal. Hence, it is direly needed to adapt alleviation and preventive measures for reducing the probability of health hazardous issues related to arsenic contamination.
关键词：Arsenic;tap water;toxic;inductively coupled plasma