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Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas

A cross-sectional study was conducted at Sungai Lembing (SL) and Bukit Ubi (BU), Kuantan, Malaysia. The main objectives of this epidemiological study were to determine the aluminum concentration in drinking water, to compare with the government standard and to perform health risk assessment predicti...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Ali, Dzulfakar, Mohd Sham, Shaharuddin, Amiruddin, Abd Muhaimin, Ismail, Syazwan Aizat
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Published: MDPI 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77963/1/77963.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.779632020-05-04T17:52:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77963/ Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas Mohamed Ali, Dzulfakar Mohd Sham, Shaharuddin Amiruddin, Abd Muhaimin Ismail, Syazwan Aizat A cross-sectional study was conducted at Sungai Lembing (SL) and Bukit Ubi (BU), Kuantan, Malaysia. The main objectives of this epidemiological study were to determine the aluminum concentration in drinking water, to compare with the government standard and to perform health risk assessment prediction among respondents from these two residential areas. A total of 100 respondents were selected from the study areas based on a few inclusive and exclusive criteria. Two duplicates of treated water samples were taken from each respondent's house using a 200 mL high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle and 0.4 mL (69%) pure concentrated nitric acid added as preservative. Aluminum concentrations were analyzed using Lambda 25 UV/V spectrophotometer. The result showed that the mean concentration of aluminum in drinking water from SL was 0.11 ± 0.0634 mg/L and 0.12 ± 0.0462 mg/L for BU. The mean value of Chronic Daily Intake (CDI) in SL (0.0035 ± 0.0028 mg/kg/day) was lower compared to BU (0.0037 ± 0.0021 mg/kg/day). The Hazard Index (HI) calculation showed all respondents had HI less than 1. In conclusion, there was unlikely potential for adverse health effects from aluminum intake in drinking water. However, it was necessary for some action to be taken in order to reduce aluminum levels found in drinking water in both locations. MDPI 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77963/1/77963.pdf Mohamed Ali, Dzulfakar and Mohd Sham, Shaharuddin and Amiruddin, Abd Muhaimin and Ismail, Syazwan Aizat (2011) Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas. Water, 3 (3). pp. 882-893. ISSN 2073-4441 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/3/3/882 10.3390/w3030882
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description A cross-sectional study was conducted at Sungai Lembing (SL) and Bukit Ubi (BU), Kuantan, Malaysia. The main objectives of this epidemiological study were to determine the aluminum concentration in drinking water, to compare with the government standard and to perform health risk assessment prediction among respondents from these two residential areas. A total of 100 respondents were selected from the study areas based on a few inclusive and exclusive criteria. Two duplicates of treated water samples were taken from each respondent's house using a 200 mL high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottle and 0.4 mL (69%) pure concentrated nitric acid added as preservative. Aluminum concentrations were analyzed using Lambda 25 UV/V spectrophotometer. The result showed that the mean concentration of aluminum in drinking water from SL was 0.11 ± 0.0634 mg/L and 0.12 ± 0.0462 mg/L for BU. The mean value of Chronic Daily Intake (CDI) in SL (0.0035 ± 0.0028 mg/kg/day) was lower compared to BU (0.0037 ± 0.0021 mg/kg/day). The Hazard Index (HI) calculation showed all respondents had HI less than 1. In conclusion, there was unlikely potential for adverse health effects from aluminum intake in drinking water. However, it was necessary for some action to be taken in order to reduce aluminum levels found in drinking water in both locations.
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author Mohamed Ali, Dzulfakar
Mohd Sham, Shaharuddin
Amiruddin, Abd Muhaimin
Ismail, Syazwan Aizat
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Mohd Sham, Shaharuddin
Amiruddin, Abd Muhaimin
Ismail, Syazwan Aizat
Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas
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Mohd Sham, Shaharuddin
Amiruddin, Abd Muhaimin
Ismail, Syazwan Aizat
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title Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas
title_short Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas
title_full Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas
title_fullStr Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas
title_full_unstemmed Risk assessment of aluminum in drinking water between two residential areas
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publisher MDPI
publishDate 2011
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77963/1/77963.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77963/
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