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Poor groundwater quality and high potential health risks in the Datong Basin, northern China: research from published data

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Datong Basin in China is a typical arid–semiarid inland basin, with high levels and wide distributions of arsenic (As), fluoride (F−), and iodine (I). To better understand the presence of low-quality groundwater in Datong Basin and assess the health risks for local residents, groundwater samples were collected from the shallow aquifer and in medium-deep groundwater and analyzed for As, F−, I, and nitrate (NO3−). Maxima of 1932 μg/L for As, 80.89 mg/L for F−, 2300 μg/L for I, and 3854.74 mg/L for NO3− were detected in shallow groundwater, which greatly exceeded the WHO limits for drinking purpose. High-As groundwater was present in both shallow and medium-deep aquifers. High-F− and high-NO3− groundwater was widely distributed in the shallow aquifer, and high-I groundwater was mainly present in the medium-deep aquifers. Poor-quality groundwater in the Datong Basin is mainly caused by local geological and climatic conditions, which are characterized by strong evaporation, active water–rock interactions, thick lacustrine sediment, low groundwater flow rate, and reducing and weak alkaline environments. However, groundwater quality was further impacted by agricultural activities in some areas, as shallow groundwater was also polluted by nitrate. Datong Basin inhabitants face high health risk caused by high concentrations of As, F−, I, and NO3−. The mean noncarcinogenic risk values (HQtotal) were 18.40 for children, 10.94 for adult females, and 9.47 for adult males due to exposure to contaminants in shallow groundwater; and 13.76 for children, 8.18 for adult females, and 7.08 for adult males because of exposure to medium-deep groundwater. Further, the carcinogenic risks (CR) caused by exposure to As were very high for local inhabitants, with the mean and median CR values of 4.20×10−3 and 4.13×10−4 in shallow groundwater and 3.44×10−3 and 1.71×10−4 in medium-deep groundwater, respectively.

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Financial support has been received from various agencies for the research presented in this paper: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41602238 and 41761144059), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of CHD (300102299301), the Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation (161098), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M580804, 2016M590911, 2016T090878 and 2017T100719), the Shaanxi Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015BSHTDZZ09 and 2016BSHTDZZ03), and the Ten Thousand Talent Program (W03070125). We are also very grateful to the anonymous reviewers and the editor for their useful and constructive comments.

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He, X., Li, P., Wu, J. et al. Poor groundwater quality and high potential health risks in the Datong Basin, northern China: research from published data. Environ Geochem Health 43, 791–812 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00520-7

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