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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2011.08.018
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metals in groundwater using the integration of indicator kriging and multivariate statistical
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Boateng TK, Opoku F, Akoto O (2019) Heavy metal contamination assessment of groundwater
quality: a case study of Oti landfill site, Kumasi. Appl Water Sci 9:1–15. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s13201-019-0915-y
Bodrud-Doza M, Islam ARMT, Ahmed F et al (2016) Characterization of groundwater quality
using water evaluation indices, multivariate statistics and geostatistics in Central Bangladesh.
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Brown GE, Foster AL, Ostergren JD (1999) Mineral surfaces and bioavailability of heavy metals: a
molecular-scale perspective. Proc Natl Acad Sci 96:3388–3395. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.
96.7.3388
Buschmann J, Berg M, Stengel C et al (2008) Contamination of drinking water resources in the
Mekong delta floodplains: arsenic and other trace metals pose serious health risks to population.
Environ Int 34:756–764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2007.12.025
Caporale AG, Violante A (2016) Chemical processes affecting the mobility of heavy metals and
metalloids in soil environments. Curr Pollut Reports 2:15–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726015-0024-y
Castresana GP, Roldán EC, García Suastegui WA et al (2019) Evaluation of health risks due to
heavy metals in a rural population exposed to Atoyac River pollution in Puebla, Mexico. Water
11:277. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020277
Chakrabarty S, Sarma HP (2011) Heavy metal contamination of drinking water in Kamrup district,
Assam, India. Environ Monit Assess 179:479–486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1750-7
Chaturvedi A, Bhattacharjee S, Singh AK, Kumar V (2018) A new approach for indexing
groundwater heavy metal pollution. Ecol Indic 87:323–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.
2017.12.052
Chaturvedi A, Bhattacharjee S, Mondal GC et al (2019) Exploring new correlation between hazard
index and heavy metal pollution index in groundwater. Ecol Indic 97:239–246. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.023
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uranium and co-occurring trace metals in groundwater along riverine ecosystem in Sindh and
Punjab, Pakistan. Environ Geochem Health 41:2223–2238. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653019-00278-7
Alissa EM, Ferns GA (2011) Heavy metal poisoning and cardiovascular disease. J Toxicol
2011:870125. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/870125
Alshaal T, Domokos-Szabolcsy É, Márton L et al (2013) Phytoremediation of bauxite-derived red
mud by giant reed. Environ Chem Lett 11:295–302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-013-0406-6
Arshad F, Selvaraj M, Zain J et al (2019) Polyethylenimine modified graphene oxide hydrogel
composite as an efficient adsorbent for heavy metal ions. Sep Purif Technol 209:870–880.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2018.06.035
Assubaie FN (2015) Assessment of the levels of some heavy metals in water in Alahsa Oasis farms,
Saudi Arabia, with analysis by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Arab J Chem 8:240–245.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2011.08.018
Bae W, Mehra RK, Mulciiandani A, Chen W (2001) Genetic engineering of Escherichia coli for
enhanced uptake and bioaccumulation of mercury. Appl Environ Microbiol 67:5335–5338.
https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.67.11.5335-5338.2001
Barsova N, Yakimenko O, Tolpeshta I, Motuzova G (2019) Current state and dynamics of heavy
metal soil pollution in Russian Federation—a review. Environ Pollut 249:200–207. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.020
Bedabati Chanu L, Gupta A (2016) Phytoremediation of lead using Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. in
hydroponic solution. Chemosphere 156:407–411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.
05.001
Belkhiri L, Mouni L, Sheikhy Narany T, Tiri A (2017) Evaluation of potential health risk of heavy
metals in groundwater using the integration of indicator kriging and multivariate statistical
methods. Groundw Sustain Dev 4:12–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2016.10.003
Boateng TK, Opoku F, Akoto O (2019) Heavy metal contamination assessment of groundwater
quality: a case study of Oti landfill site, Kumasi. Appl Water Sci 9:1–15. https://doi.org/10.
1007/s13201-019-0915-y
Bodrud-Doza M, Islam ARMT, Ahmed F et al (2016) Characterization of groundwater quality
using water evaluation indices, multivariate statistics and geostatistics in Central Bangladesh.
Water Sci 30:19–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsj.2016.05.001
Brown GE, Foster AL, Ostergren JD (1999) Mineral surfaces and bioavailability of heavy metals: a
molecular-scale perspective. Proc Natl Acad Sci 96:3388–3395. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.
96.7.3388
Buschmann J, Berg M, Stengel C et al (2008) Contamination of drinking water resources in the
Mekong delta floodplains: arsenic and other trace metals pose serious health risks to population.
Environ Int 34:756–764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2007.12.025
Caporale AG, Violante A (2016) Chemical processes affecting the mobility of heavy metals and
metalloids in soil environments. Curr Pollut Reports 2:15–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726015-0024-y
Castresana GP, Roldán EC, García Suastegui WA et al (2019) Evaluation of health risks due to
heavy metals in a rural population exposed to Atoyac River pollution in Puebla, Mexico. Water
11:277. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11020277
Chakrabarty S, Sarma HP (2011) Heavy metal contamination of drinking water in Kamrup district,
Assam, India. Environ Monit Assess 179:479–486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1750-7
Chaturvedi A, Bhattacharjee S, Singh AK, Kumar V (2018) A new approach for indexing
groundwater heavy metal pollution. Ecol Indic 87:323–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.
2017.12.052
Chaturvedi A, Bhattacharjee S, Mondal GC et al (2019) Exploring new correlation between hazard
index and heavy metal pollution index in groundwater. Ecol Indic 97:239–246. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.10.023
11 An Overview on Heavy Metal Contamination of Water System and Sustainable. . .
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