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- There’s a growing environmental issue with soils containing iron sulfide minerals being disturbed and oxidized, which leads to acidification and metal contamination in groundwater.
- In Western Australia, residents are drawing bore water from these affected areas for personal use, which raises health concerns.
- A study of 67 bore water samples showed high levels of heavy metals like aluminium, arsenic, and iron, particularly alarming for those using this water on home-grown produce, indicating a possible risk of heavy metal exposure.
Article Abstract
A significant emerging environmental problem is the disturbance and oxidation of soils with high levels of iron sulphide minerals resulting in acidification and causing the mobilization of metals into groundwater. This process is occurring in many parts of the world. In Western Australia, impacted groundwater is extracted by residents for domestic use. We sought to establish domestic use patterns of bore water and the concentration of metals. Sixty-seven domestic bore water samples clearly indicated oxidation of sulphidic materials with heavy metal concentrations ranging for aluminium (
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2005.11.014 DOI Listing Publication Analysis
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