Heavy Metals Contamination Assessment of Water and Soils in and Around Barapukuria Coal Mine Area, Bangladesh

Md. Hafijur Rahaman Khan; Ashraf Ali Seddique; Ananna Rahman; Yuta Shimizu

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Heavy Metals Contamination Assessment of Water and Soils in and Around Barapukuria Coal Mine Area, Bangladesh

Md. Hafijur Rahaman Khan, Ashraf Ali Seddique, Ananna Rahman, Yuta Shimizu

Published in American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 6, Issue 4)

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In order to evaluate the heavy metals contamination of groundwater in Barapukuria Coal Mine (BCM) area and its vicinity, nine groundwater samples from different location, two waste water either treated and/or untreated that were used to irrigate in and around the coal mine areas, three surficial soil samples (~20cm depth) and a coal dust sample were collected during March, 2015. The samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP–MS). Each sample was analyzed for As, Mn, Fe^total, Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo, Ni, Co, Cr, Cd and Hg. It was found that As, Cu, Pb, Zn, Mo, Co, Cr, Cd and Hg did not exhibit significant elevated levels, but concentration of Mn, Fe^total and Ni ranging from 0.15 to 3.85mg/L, 0 to 1.88mg/L and 0.01 to 0.09mg/L respectively both in groundwater and mine waste water samples exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO, 2004) drinking water guideline values of 0.4mg/L of Mn, 0.3 mg/L of Fe and of 0.02mg/L of Ni. Similarly the mean heavy metal concentrations in soils were below the Bangladesh standards for all heavy metals but the maximum values of Co (137.25 to 245.24mg/kg), Cr (139.02 to 243.38mg/kg) and Hg (0 to 24.28mg/kg) also exceeded the maximum acceptable limit of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO, 1992) (Co of 50mg/kg, Cr of 100mg/kg) and Environment Agency (EA, 2009) (Hg of 1mg/kg) guideline standard. However, the coal dust was not above the guideline recommended limit for any elements. Therefore, this study reveals that the use of treated and/or untreated coal mine waste water for irrigation has increased the risk of heavy metals contamination in groundwater and causing potential health hazards in the long time term.

Published in	American Journal of Environmental Protection (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajep.20170604.11
Page(s)	80-86
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Barapukuria, Groundwater, Heavy Metals, Contamination, Coal Mine

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Md. Hafijur Rahaman Khan; Ashraf Ali Seddique; Ananna Rahman; Yuta Shimizu. Heavy Metals Contamination Assessment of Water and Soils in and Around Barapukuria Coal Mine Area, Bangladesh. Am. J. Environ. Prot. 2017, 6(4), 80-86. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20170604.11

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Md. Hafijur Rahaman Khan, Ashraf Ali Seddique, Ananna Rahman, Yuta Shimizu. Heavy Metals Contamination Assessment of Water and Soils in and Around Barapukuria Coal Mine Area, Bangladesh. Am J Environ Prot. 2017;6(4):80-86. doi: 10.11648/j.ajep.20170604.11

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Md. Hafijur Rahaman Khan

Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore, Bangladesh
Ashraf Ali Seddique

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Ananna Rahman

Key Laboratory of Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Jessore, Bangladesh
Yuta Shimizu

Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Japan

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