| Home | E-Submission | Sitemap | Contact Us |  
top_img
Journal of Environmental Toxicology 2009;24(4):293-301.
춘천지역 일부 주민들의 먹는물 중 미량금속 및 무기 음이온에 대한 노출
김희갑, 송진아, 송병열
강원대학교 환경과학과
Exposure of Selected Chuncheon Residents to Trace Metals and Inorganic Anions in Drinking Water
Hekap Kim , Jina Song , Byeongyeol Song
ABSTRACT
  This study was conducted to investigate the distribution of the concentrations of selected trace metals and inorganic anions in five types of drinking water samples (mineral spring water, well water, small community water, municipal tap water, and commercial mineral water) collected from Chuncheon, Gangwon-do in 2007. Forty four samples were analyzed for five metals and five anions using an atomic absorption spectrometer and an ion chromatograph, respectively. Arsenic (As) and nitrate (NO₃?) concentrations in some groundwater samples did not meet the future (10 ㎍/L) and current (44 ㎎/L) Korean drinking water standards, respectively. On the other hand, any municipal tap water samples, the sources of which were lake surface water, satisfied the Korean standards. Human health risk assessment results showed that arsenic in all types of water, especially groundwater including commercial mineral water, may pose both noncarcinogenic and carcinogenic effects on the residents. It is concluded that groundwater is not safe drinking water any longer and that a national survey and follow-up measures need to be taken.
Keywords: arsenic; contamination; drinking water; groundwater; nitrate
TOOLS
PDF Links  PDF Links
Full text via DOI  Full text via DOI
Download Citation  Download Citation
Share:      
METRICS
2,503
View
7
Download
Editorial Office
Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University
145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
Tel : +82-32-560-7520   E-mail: editorial_office@eaht.org
About |  Browse Articles |  Current Issue |  For Authors and Reviewers
Copyright © 2024 by The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology & Korea Society for Environmental Analysis.     Developed in M2PI