Integrated assessment of groundwater quality suitability and heavy metal-induced health risks during the post-monsoon season near coal mining areas, Jharkhand, India

Impact of Coal Mining on Groundwater Quality and Human Health: A Case Study

Groundwater resources in coal mining regions are increasingly threatened by intensive mining activities that alter natural hydrogeochemical conditions and facilitate the mobilization of heavy metals into aquifer systems. This study evaluates the groundwater quality and associated human health risks in the Sohagpur Coal...

Geospatial assessment of groundwater quality, heavy metal contamination and human health risks in the rapidly industrializing and agriculturally dominated Shivalik Himalaya, India

Hydrochemical Characteristics and Controlling Factors of Groundwater in a Typical High-Water-Table Coal Mining Subsidence Area: A Case Study of the Luwa Mining Subsidence Area, Jining City, China

Understanding the hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater in coal mining subsidence areas is of critical scientific significance for water environment protection and ecological restoration in mining regions. A systematic hydrochemical campaign was undertaken in the Luwa collapse zone (Jining city, Shandong Provinc...

Assessment of Deep Groundwater Quality and Associated Human Health Risks in the Heilonggang Basin, North China

Anomalous enrichment of geogenic fluoride and iodine in groundwater has become a major geogenic environmental concern in the Heilonggang Basin of the eastern North China Plain. In this study, 353 deep groundwater samples were collected to assess groundwater quality and human exposure risks. Piper diagrams, inverse dist...

GROUNDWATER QUALITY STATUS AND HYDROCHEMICAL VULNERABILITY AROUND THE SURJAGARH OPENCAST IRON ORE MINING BELT, GADCHIROLI DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA (INDIA)

Groundwater quality in mineral-rich hard-rock regions is strongly influenced by natural water–rock interaction, terrain conditions, and land-use disturbance associated with mining activity. The present study assesses groundwater quality status and hydrochemical vulnerability around the Surjagarh opencast iron ore minin...

Pre-mining baseline characterization of groundwater quality using integrated water quality indices around metalliferous deposits, northeastern Algeria

Groundwater faces increasing pressure from mining and agricultural activities, raising major concerns about its quality. Yet, no pre-mining groundwater assessment has been conducted in the Bejaia district, despite the region’s strong mineral and agricultural potential. This study employs a tripartite index-based approa...