Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-12-23-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/dwes-12-23-2019
Research article
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19 Jun 2019
Research article |  | 19 Jun 2019

Evaluation of human risks of surface water and groundwater contaminated with Cd and Pb in the southern El-Minya Governorate, Egypt

Salman A. Salman, Ahmed A. Asmoay, Amr El-Gohary, and Hassan Sabet

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Fifty-five samples of water were investigated, and the results revealed that cadmium and lead contents exceeded the allowable level for drinking water. Also, they pose a health risk to residents.