Dataset on non-carcinogenic risk via nitrate and nitrite in the groundwater of Divandarreh County, Kurdistan province, Iran: A potential concern for drinking
Abotaleb bay,
Shakir Ali,
Mansoureh Ghezelsofla,
Hassan Keramati,
Bigard Moradi,
Yadolah Fakhri
Affiliations
Abotaleb bay
Environmental Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Golestan, Iran
Shakir Ali
Department of Geology, University of Delhi, 110007, India
Mansoureh Ghezelsofla
Master of Science in Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran
Hassan Keramati
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Bigard Moradi
Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Yadolah Fakhri
Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Corresponding author.
The presence of elevated nitrate (NO3-) and nitrite (NO2-) concentration in drinking water higher than the standard limits could endanger the health of consumers. For this data article, concentration of NO3- and NO2- was measured in 118 samples collected from 59 active rural wells in Divandarreh County and the non-carcinogenic risk in the adults and children was estimated by Monte Carlo simulation (MCS). The obtained data showed that the average concentration of NO3- and NO2- was ranges from 31.37 ± 18.87 mg/L and 1.45 ± 0.90 mg/L respectively. Based on acquired data, NO3- concentrations were 37 times higher than NO2- with significant p value of 1). Keywords: Nitrate, Nitrite, Groundwater contamination, Risk assessment, Rural Iran, Divandarreh County
