Sediment's quality and health risk assessment of heavy metals in the Al‑Khafji area of the Arabian Gulf, Saudi Arabia

Faculty Science Year: 2023
Type of Publication: ZU Hosted Pages:
Authors:
Hamdy Elsayed Noor Ahmed
Journal: Environmental Earth Sciences SPRINGER Volume:
Keywords : Sediment's quality , health risk assessment , heavy    
Abstract:
The present work aimed to assess the heavy metals environmental impact and determine the consequent human health risks in the highly anthropized and rapidly expanding area of Al-Khafji in Arabian Gulf. Specifically, the study evaluated the health risks in adults and children caused by carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic metals through skin contact pathway. The pollution indices, including the Soil Pollution Index (SPI), Contamination Degree (CD), and Pollution Load Index (PLI), were calculated for all collected sediments, indicating low or locally moderate contamination levels. The potential non-carcinogenic risk resulting from dermal exposure to single or multi-metal contamination was found to be within the acceptable safe limit for both adults and children.
    
     
 
       

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