Risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland

Water from underground intakes is the main source of potable water for people in Poland, hence the protection of its resources is of great importance for the functioning of society and the economy. A new regulation in Polish Water Law imposes the obligation of performing risk analysis for water inta...

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Autores principales:	Beata Kończak, Ewa Janson
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	drinking water quality groundwater intakes health hazard old mine shaft risk analysis water resources protection Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:da7f83fe9dc14068a7c89ab0155c680a2021-11-06T06:04:00ZRisk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland1477-89201996-782910.2166/wh.2021.144https://doaj.org/article/da7f83fe9dc14068a7c89ab0155c680a2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jwh.iwaponline.com/content/19/2/288https://doaj.org/toc/1477-8920https://doaj.org/toc/1996-7829Water from underground intakes is the main source of potable water for people in Poland, hence the protection of its resources is of great importance for the functioning of society and the economy. A new regulation in Polish Water Law imposes the obligation of performing risk analysis for water intakes, including the assessment of health hazards, factors negatively affecting water quality which are identified on the basis of hydrogeological and geological analyses. The main objective of the study was to determine the health risk for chlorides and to present an innovative approach to the health risk for non-toxic substances. In Upper Silesia, which is the most industrialized and urbanized area in Poland, old mining shafts are often used as deep wells in the water supply chain, and higher mineralization is the key feature of abstracted water which does not quite eliminate them as a source of drinking water supply. This paper proposes a new method of health risk determination as hazard index (HI). We present analysis of the health risks with increased concentration of chlorides in water which cause health effects for water consumers, especially for men, children aged 4–8, pregnant women and women during lactation. HIGHLIGHTS Children and the elderly are the most threatened by consuming chloride-rich water.; Mining water causes an increase in the chloride concentration of drinking water.; The extended health risk assessment should be done for the water intake localized on mining or industrial area.;Beata KończakEwa JansonIWA Publishingarticledrinking water qualitygroundwater intakeshealth hazardold mine shaftrisk analysiswater resources protectionPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENJournal of Water and Health, Vol 19, Iss 2, Pp 288-305 (2021)
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spellingShingle	drinking water quality groundwater intakes health hazard old mine shaft risk analysis water resources protection Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Beata Kończak Ewa Janson Risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland
description	Water from underground intakes is the main source of potable water for people in Poland, hence the protection of its resources is of great importance for the functioning of society and the economy. A new regulation in Polish Water Law imposes the obligation of performing risk analysis for water intakes, including the assessment of health hazards, factors negatively affecting water quality which are identified on the basis of hydrogeological and geological analyses. The main objective of the study was to determine the health risk for chlorides and to present an innovative approach to the health risk for non-toxic substances. In Upper Silesia, which is the most industrialized and urbanized area in Poland, old mining shafts are often used as deep wells in the water supply chain, and higher mineralization is the key feature of abstracted water which does not quite eliminate them as a source of drinking water supply. This paper proposes a new method of health risk determination as hazard index (HI). We present analysis of the health risks with increased concentration of chlorides in water which cause health effects for water consumers, especially for men, children aged 4–8, pregnant women and women during lactation. HIGHLIGHTS Children and the elderly are the most threatened by consuming chloride-rich water.; Mining water causes an increase in the chloride concentration of drinking water.; The extended health risk assessment should be done for the water intake localized on mining or industrial area.;
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title	Risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland
title_short	Risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland
title_full	Risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland
title_fullStr	Risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland
title_full_unstemmed	Risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland
title_sort	risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, upper silesia, southern poland
publisher	IWA Publishing
publishDate	2021
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Risk analysis for groundwater intake in an old mining shaft with increased chloride content, Upper Silesia, Southern Poland

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