Water Quality and Health Risk Assessment of an Ion-adsorption Type REE Mining Area of the Huangpi River Basin, Northern Ganzhou of China

LIU Siwen; HUANG Yuanying; ZHAO Wenbo; WEI Jixin; XU Chunli; MA Jiabao; LIU Jiuchen; HUANG Caiwen

doi:10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.202111080170

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LIU Siwen, HUANG Yuanying, ZHAO Wenbo, WEI Jixin, XU Chunli, MA Jiabao, LIU Jiuchen, HUANG Caiwen. Water Quality and Health Risk Assessment of an Ion-adsorption Type REE Mining Area of the Huangpi River Basin, Northern Ganzhou of China[J]. Rock and Mineral Analysis, 2022, 41(3): 488-498. DOI: 10.15898/j.cnki.11-2131/td.202111080170

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Water Quality and Health Risk Assessment of an Ion-adsorption Type REE Mining Area of the Huangpi River Basin, Northern Ganzhou of China

LIU Siwen^{1, 2,},
HUANG Yuanying^{1, 2},
ZHAO Wenbo^1, ,,
WEI Jixin³,
XU Chunli^{1, 3},
MA Jiabao¹,
LIU Jiuchen¹,
HUANG Caiwen⁴

1.
National Research Center for Geoanalysis, Beijing 100037, China
2.
Key Laboratory of Eco-Geochemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100037, China
3.
China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
4.
Hengnan Agricultural Technology Extension Center of Hunan Province, Hengyang 421125, China

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Received Date: November 07, 2021
Revised Date: January 09, 2022
Accepted Date: January 23, 2022
Available Online: July 28, 2022

Abstract

HIGHLIGHTS
(1) Health risk assessment and water quality evaluation in an ion-adsorption type REE mining area of the Huangpi River Basin (southeast of China) were investigated systematically.

(2) Combined with WQI and ADD models, 9 indices such as Mn and Pb were evaluated comprehensively. Anomaly index NH₃-N had no harmful effects on human health additively.

(3) The HQ average values of Mn were more than 1 in groundwater, which may be harmful to human health. As a result of this finding, monitoring of Mn in water systems in mining areas should be carried out routinely.

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BACKGROUND
Water quality security and human health are important to ensure rural revitalization of old liberated areas. The continuous development and utilization of ion-adsorption type REE deposits in northern Ganzhou aggravate trace elements from ores and tailings to the water cycle, thereby endangering the sanitation and safety of drinking water.
OBJECTIVES
To investigate and evaluate health risk and water quality on the watershed scale of rare earth ore concentration area in the Huangpi River Basin.
METHODS
The contents of manganese, cadmium and other elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry/mass spectrometry(ICP-OES/MS). By choosing "standards for drinking water quality" (GB 5749—2006) as the evaluation basis, the water quality index (WQI), hazard quotient (HQ), and cancer risk (CR)were adopted to evaluate water quality and human health risks through analyzing 9 indices including Pb and Mn.
RESULTS
NH₃-N and Mn were anomaly indices whether in surface water or groundwater. The average values of NH₃-N were 750μg/L and 4533μg/L in surface water and groundwater, respectively. Index values of Mn were 207μg/L and 4009μg/L in surface water and groundwater, respectively. Arsenic, class I carcinogen published by the World Health Organization, had no abnormality in surface water and groundwater. Moreover, 85.7% of surface water and groundwater was found to be suitable for drinking upon analyzing the WQI values. The HQ average value of NH₃-N was less than 1 in surface water and groundwater so it had no harmful effects on human health. However, the HQ average value of Mn was more than 1, which may be harmful to human health. CR values of As varying from 10^-6 to 10^-4 were also calculated, and the risk of cancer was acceptable.
CONCLUSIONS
It is suggested that relevant departments should pay attention to the status of NH₃-N and heavy metal elements in water during the reclamation evaluation of rare earth mines. The research detailed in this paper confirms that the groundwater monitoring system of manganese should be improved.

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