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  • 标题:Human health risk analysis from disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking and bathing water of some Indian cities
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  • 作者:Brijesh K Mishra ; Sunil K Gupta ; Alok Sinha
  • 期刊名称:Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
  • 印刷版ISSN:2052-336X
  • 出版年度:2014
  • 卷号:12
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:73
  • DOI:10.1186/2052-336X-12-73
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:BioMed Central
  • 摘要:

    Background

    Human health risk assessment from exposure to disinfection by-products (DBPs) during drinking and bathing water vary from country to country as per life expectancy, body mass index, water consumption pattern and individual concentration of DBPs component, etc.

    Methods

    Present study considered average direct water intake per person for adult males and females as 4 & 3 L/day, respectively as per Indian literature for risk evaluation from another component of pollutant. While other important factor like average life expectancy, body weight & body surface area for male and female were considered 64 & 67 years, 51.9 & 45.4 Kg and 1.54 & 1.38 m2 respectively as per Indian Council of Medical Research and WHO report. The corresponding lifetime cancer risk of the formed THMs to human beings was estimated by the USEPA and IRIS method as per Indian population.

    Results

    The total cancer risk reached 8.99 E-04 and 8.92 E-04 for males and females, respectively, the highest risk from THMs seems to be from the inhalation route followed by ingestion and dermal contacts.

    Conclusions

    The multipath way evaluations of lifetime cancer risks for THMs exposure through ingestion, dermal absorption, and inhalation exposure were examined at the highest degree of danger. Results reveals that water containing THMs of the selected water treatment plant of the eastern part of India was unsafe in terms of risk evaluation through inhalation and ingestion, while dermal route of risk was found very close to permissible limit of USEPA. Sensitivity analysis shows that every input parameter is sole responsible for total risk potential, whereas exposure duration playing important role for estimation of total risk.

  • 关键词:Disinfection; Drinking water; Exposure assessment & risk
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