Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 15 ISSUE 3
Written by Carmen ROBA, Cristina ROŞU
The ingestion of high levels of heavy metals through drinking water intake can lead to chronic diseases such as renal failure, liver cirrhosis and chronic anemia. The present study evaluates the lead content in thirteen private wells from four rural areas located in Baia Mare (NW Romania) metropolitan area. Based on the lead concentration, the daily intake rate of Pb was calculated for the female, male and children who use these water sources as drinking water supplies. The daily ingestion rate of lead due to water consumption was considerably higher for the inhabitants from Tăuţii de Sus (0.05 – 0.21 μg/day/person) than for the inhabitants from the other villages (<0.08 μg/day/person).
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