Occurrence and Severity of Arsenic in Urine, Hair and Nails Through Contaminated Drinking Water in Pakistan

Authors

  • Ameera Javed * Center of Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi - 75280, Pakistan
  • Farooq A. Khan Center of Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi - 75280, Pakistan
  • Javed Iqbal Center of Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi - 75280, Pakistan
  • Alia B. Munshi Center of Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi - 75280, Pakistan
  • Ishratullah Siddiqui Center of Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Karachi - 75280, Pakistan

Keywords:

: Pakistan, groundwater, arsenic contamination, Hyderabad city

Abstract

The study on contamination of well waters of Hyderabad city with arsenic and its effect on urine, hair and nails of people consuming this water revealed the concentration of arsenic in well waters to be 25.413 to 1286.47 ppb and that in urine of the people to be 2.032-33.906 ppb, in hair 105.7-427.96 ppb and in nails 8.579-71.033  ppb.

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Published

2008-08-28

How to Cite

Javed, A., Khan, F. A., Iqbal, J., Munshi, A. B., & Siddiqui, I. (2008). Occurrence and Severity of Arsenic in Urine, Hair and Nails Through Contaminated Drinking Water in Pakistan. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 51(4), 220–224. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/672

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 4 (2008): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

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