Heavy metals analysis and quality assessment in drinking water – Khorramabad city, Iran
Mansour Ghaderpoori,
Bahram kamarehie,
Ali Jafari,
Afshin Ghaderpoury,
Mohammadamin Karami
Affiliations
Mansour Ghaderpoori
Nutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Bahram kamarehie
Nutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Ali Jafari
Nutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran; Corresponding author at: Nutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Afshin Ghaderpoury
Students Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammadamin Karami
Nutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
Continuous monitoring of drinking water quality is essential in terms of heavy metals and toxic substances. The general objective of this study were to determine the concentration of heavy metals in drinking water of Khorramabad city and to determine the water quality indices (The heavy metal pollution index and heavy metal evaluation index). According to the city map, 45 points were selected for drinking water sampling through the city distribution system. The results of this study showed that the average concentration of heavy metals such as Zn, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Cu were 47.01 μg/l, 3.2 μg/l, 0.42 μg/l, 5.08 μg/l, and 6.79 μg/l, respectively. The HPI and HEI (water quality indices) for Zn, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Cu were 46.58, 46.58, respectively. According to the indices, the city drinking water quality is good in terms of heavy metals. Keywords: Drinking water quality, Heavy metals, Monitoring, Khorramabad city
