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Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Semi-Volatile Organic Contaminants in Rural Pond Water of Hebei Province

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  • Lin Liu

    (National Research Center for Geoanalysis, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China)

  • Zhu Rao

    (National Research Center for Geoanalysis, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China
    Key Laboratory of Ecological Geochemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100037, China)

  • Yuan Wang

    (School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia)

  • Hamidreza Arandiyan

    (Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia)

  • Jie Gong

    (College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Ming Liang

    (College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China)

  • Feng Guo

    (National Research Center for Geoanalysis, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100037, China)

Abstract

Pond water as surface water has certain environmental impacts on environmental media such as groundwater, lakes, atmosphere, and soil. Organic pollutants present in pond water may pose health risks to humans, but research on organic pollutants in pond water is rare. Here, taking pond water collected in rural areas of Hebei province as the sample, we analyzed and evaluated four categories of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), including 11 phenolic compounds, 7 aniline compounds, 16 parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 14 PAH derivatives, and 16 phthalate esters (PAEs). The results show that the 10 water samples contained 26.2–17034 ng/L of Σ phenols, 33.7–2612 ng/L of Σ anilines, 33.9–1651 ng/L of Σ PAHs, and 59.0–2800 ng/L of Σ PAEs. Furthermore, non-carcinogenic risk and carcinogenic risk caused by SVOCs through direct ingestion and dermal exposure were also assessed. The current levels of non-carcinogenic risks and carcinogenic risks through these two means of exposure are within acceptable limits, except for the site 1 and site 5 in Hebei province where a total cancer risk exceeds 10 −6 . It can be concluded that the pond water studied had a low risk of carcinogenicity to the human.

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  • Lin Liu & Zhu Rao & Yuan Wang & Hamidreza Arandiyan & Jie Gong & Ming Liang & Feng Guo, 2019. "Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Semi-Volatile Organic Contaminants in Rural Pond Water of Hebei Province," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:22:p:4481-:d:286745
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    1. Xiaojie Li & Zhu Rao & Zhipeng Yang & Xiaochen Guo & Yi Huang & Jing Zhang & Feng Guo & Chen Liu, 2015. "A Survey of 42 Semi-Volatile Organic Contaminants in Groundwater along the Grand Canal from Hangzhou to Beijing, East China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-12, December.
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