Towards clean water: Managing risk of arsenic-contaminated groundwater for human consumption
2023 (English)In: Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health, E-ISSN 2468-5844, Vol. 36, article id 100509Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The human health risk associated with the ingestion of arsenic (As) contaminated groundwater as drinking water has been highlighted as the “largest mass-poisoning in human history.” Recently, secondary As exposure pathways have been identified through food and cattle products. Broad-based epidemiological estimation of the populations at risk is only available through statistical calculations, however, proper management needs community-level risk identification. Management strategies involve detection and monitoring, predictions, mitigations by standard and innovative technologies, and nature-based solutions for community drinking water supplies. Impacts of recent technological advancement in terms of real-time sensors and predictive modeling have outlined potential future possibilities. However, successful management would need to explore the nexus between 3-D contaminant occurrence over time, socio-economy, policy, and human behavior in delineating sustainable, clean water sources for sustainable development.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2023. Vol. 36, article id 100509
Keywords [en]
Arsenic, Drinking water, Health exposure, Management, Prediction, Risk
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-338998DOI: 10.1016/j.coesh.2023.100509ISI: 001094238100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85173947464OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-338998DiVA, id: diva2:1808782
Note
QC 20231101
2023-11-012023-11-012023-11-29Bibliographically approved