Assessment of risk for the development of non-cancirogenic effects in using water from non-centralized water suppliers in the Tomsk region

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Introduction. Iron is a widespread element in groundwater, which is used for domestic and drinking water supply. When using waters from non-centralized sources, deironing of waters, as a rule, is not carried out. When such waters are used for drinking purposes, there is a likely risk of negative effects for public health.

Materials and methods. Forty six sources of non-centralized water supply (private wells, water wells, springs) were studied It considered assessing the health risk with oral administration of the components through drinking water into the body.

Results. For single samples in the chemical composition of waters there were determined high contents of total hardness, SO42–, Cl–, NO3–. Waters with Fe and Mn concentrations many times higher than the normative values are widespread. The main non-carcinogenic risk is iron and nitrates, which have been identified as warning and high risk levels. For other components, the values of the hazard coefficient are within the range of the minimum and acceptable levels of risk. The probability of occurrence of negative effects for the children’s age group is possible with an iron content of 5 mg/l and more, for an adult — 11 mg/l and more. 

Limitations. The limitation related to the incomplete route of exposure to chemical components, since only one medium (drinking water) and only one route of exposure (oral exposure) was considered on the risk assessment. This study is also limited by the number of water samples. 

Conclusion. The health risk associated with high iron content in water has been set for children and adults. For the children’s group (up to 6 years), the risk of developing diseases of non-infectious etiology is significantly higher, than for the adult group, as shown by the results. When iron-containing waters are used for drinking purposes, there is a risk of non-infectious pathologies.

Compliance with ethical standards: this study does not require the submission of review of the biomedical ethics committee or other documents.

Contribution:
Kolubaeva Yu.V. — the concept and design of the study, collection and processing of material, statistical processing, writing a text;
Ivanova I.S. — collection and processing of material, editing;
Shirokova L.S. — editing.
All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version.  

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest. 

Acknowledgment. The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, Project 20-77-10084.

Received: April 22, 2022 / Accepted: August 04, 2022 / Published: September 30, 2022 

About the authors

Yuliya V. Kolubaeva

Tomsk branch of the Trofimuk institute of petroleum geology and geophysics, Siberian branch of RAS

Author for correspondence.
Email: kolubaeva@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7934-5172

MD, PhD, researcher of the laboratory of hydrogeochemistry and geoecology of the Tomsk branch of the Trofimuk institute of petroleum geology and geophysics, Siberian branch of RAS, Tomsk, 634055, Russian Federаtion.

e-mail: kolubaeva@inbox.ru

Russian Federation

Irina S. Ivanova

Tomsk branch of the Trofimuk institute of petroleum geology and geophysics, Siberian branch of RAS

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6240-2724
Russian Federation

Liudmila S. Shirokova

N. Laverov Federal center for integrated Arctic research, Ural branch of RAS; Tomsk State University

Email: noemail@neicon.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3843-2066
Russian Federation

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