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    Perception and legacy of soil chromium and lead contamination in an operational small-scale coal mining community
    (Springer, 2023) Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul; Jion, Most. Mastura Munia Farjana; Jannat, Jannatun Nahar; Varol, Memet; Islam, Md. Aminul; Khan, Rahat; Habib, Md. Ahosan
    Operational small-scale coal mining (OSCM) is one of the most significant sources of chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb) pollution in Bangladesh. Attempts to minimize or lessen the use of Cr and Pb in OSCM have shown unsatisfactory results, mainly because they need to address the sociotechnical complexity of pollution concerns in OSCM. This research adopts a multidisciplinary, sociotechnical approach to addressing Cr and Pb problems, coupling soil sampling for Cr and Pb with questionnaires of miners' and inhabitants' perceptions of pollution and its distribution. The study was undertaken in the Barapukuria coal basin in northwest Bangladesh. Except for mining areas (average of 49.80 +/- 27.25 mg/kg), Cr levels in soils exceeded the world average in the periphery (73.34 +/- 24.39 mg/kg, similar to 1.2 times) and residential areas (88.85 +/- 35.87 mg/kg, 1.5 times the world standard of 59.5 mg/kg). Pb levels in soils exceeded national and global averages in mining (53.56 +/- 37.62 mg/kg, similar to 1.9 times), periphery (35.05 +/- 21.77 mg/kg, similar to 1.3 times), and residential areas (32.14 +/- 26.59 mg/kg, similar to 1.2 times) when compared to Bangladesh and global standards of 20 and 27 mg/kg. Pb levels were highest in mining areas, while Cr concentrations were highest in residential areas. The questionnaire findings indicated that miners and inhabitants did not correctly assume that the highest levels of Cr and Pb pollution would be found in these areas. Among all respondents, 54% are unaware of the health impacts of prolonged Cr and Pb exposure. They face respiratory problems (38.6%), skin diseases (32.7%), and other health issues. A large number of people (66.6%) agreed with the fact that Cr and Pb contamination has an impact on drinking water. Cr and Pb pollution has caused 40% crop loss and a 36% decrease in productivity in the agricultural sector. However, respondents underestimated the level of Cr pollution in mining areas, and most assumed that only individuals working directly with mines were impacted by the Cr and Pb content. Participants also rated the reduction of Cr and Pb contamination as of low importance. There is less awareness of Cr and Pb pollution among miners and inhabitants. Sincere efforts to reduce Cr and Pb pollution will likely be met with extra attention and hostility.
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    Receptor model-based source-specific health risks of toxic metal(loid)s in coal basin-induced agricultural soil in northwest Bangladesh
    (Springer, 2023) Habib, Md. Ahosan; Islam, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul; Varol, Memet; Phoungthong, Khamphe; Khan, Rahat; Islam, Md. Saiful; Pal, Subodh Chandra
    Toxic metal(loid)s (TMLs) in agricultural soils cause detrimental effects on ecosystem and human health. Therefore, source-specific health risk apportionment is very crucial for the prevention and control of TMLs in agricultural soils. In this study, 149 surface soil samples were taken from a coal mining region in northwest Bangladesh and analyzed for 12 TMLs (Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zn, Cu, As, Se, and Hg). Positive matrix factorization (PMF) and absolute principal component score-multiple linear regression (APCS-MLR) receptor models were employed to quantify the pollution sources of soil TMLs. Both models identified five possible sources of pollution: agrochemical practice, industrial emissions, coal-power-plant, geogenic source, and atmospheric deposition, while the contribution rates of each source were calculated as 28.2%, 17.2%, 19.3%, 19% and 16.3% in APCS-MLR, 22.2%, 13.4%, 24.3%, 15.1% and 25.1% in PMF, respectively. Agrochemical practice was the major source of non-carcinogenic risk (NCR) (adults: 32.37%, children: 31.54%), while atmospheric deposition was the highest source of carcinogenic risk (CR) (adults: 48.83%, children: 50.11%). NCR and CR values for adults were slightly higher than for children. However, the trends in NCR and CR between children and adults were similar. As a result, among the sources of pollution, agrochemical practices and atmospheric deposition have been identified as the primary sources of soil TMLs, so prevention and control strategies should be applied primarily for these pollution sources in order to protect human health.
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    Risk assessment and source apportionment for metals in sediments of Kaptai Lake in Bangladesh using individual and synergistic indices and a receptor model
    (Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2023) Islam, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul; Varol, Memet; Habib, Md. Ahosan; Khan, Rahat
    Metal enrichment in lake sediments originating from multiple sources can threaten both the aquatic ecosystem and human health. Therefore, assessment of the eco-environmental risks and potential sources of metals in the sediments is essential for effective lake management. Here, we analyzed the sediment metal contents of Kaptai Lake, the largest lake in Bangladesh for the first time with this study. The results indicated that only Cr and Ni contents among the metals studied exceeded the probable effect concentrations (PEC) at 25.42 % and 55.93 % of the sampling stations, respectively. All metals at most sampling stations showed low contamination and low ecological risk based on the individual indices (geoaccumulation index, contamination factor, ecological risk factor, enrichment factor and modified hazard quotient). There was no significant risk from the combined metals in the sediments of the lake according to the synergistic indices (toxic risk index, Nemerow risk index, ecological risk index, Nemerow pollution index and pollution load index). Organic matter and silt were significant sediment parameters that favored the accumulation of Cr, Fe, Cu, Pb and Mn. In the absolute principle component scores -multiple linear regression model (APCS-MLR), five potential sources of metals were identified in the sediments: Zn, Mn, Co and Cd mainly from natural sources and to a lesser extent from agricultural and aquacultural ac-tivities, Ni, Cr and Fe from parent materials, Pb and Cu mainly from natural sources and to a lesser extent from vehicle emissions, Hg and U from lithogenic sources, and As from natural sources. This study will improve our knowledge of the sedimentary metal contents of Kaptai Lake and provide helpful information for developing effective lake management and pollution control strategies.