Liu He
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Liu He has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Bai Gao
College of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
1 shared publication - Chunyan Zhang
Disaster Reduction and Disaster Preparedness Center of Jiangxi, Nanchang 330036, China
1 shared publication - Huanhuan Qin
State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
1 shared publication - Jiu Jimmy Jiao
University of Hong Kong (Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong)
1 shared publication - Xin Luo
Sea Space Agent Laboratory Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China
1 shared publication - Yihui Dong
College of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 8 April 2018
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 10 (4) , 1113
Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Water near a Uranium Tailing Pond in Jiangxi Province, South China
This study was performed in the Linshui River Watershed to explore the contents of heavy metals in river water, their species, and health risks. The test results show that the contents of arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), uranium (U), and thorium (Th) are relatively low and below the limit of class III of the environmental quality standards for surface water. According to the analysis through PHREEQC (version 2.18), the main species of As, Cr, Cu, U, and Th are H2AsO4− and HAsO42−, HCrO4−, Cr2O72− and CrO42−, Cu2+, CuSO4 and CuCO3, UO2CO3, (UO2)2CO3(OH)3−, and UO2(CO3)22−, Th(OH)4, Th(OH)22+, and Th(OH)3+, respectively. Health risk assessment demonstrates that the average total risk value is 5.68 × 10−5 year−1, which is higher than the maximum acceptable level of 5.05 × 10−5 year−1 recommended by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Moreover, the average of total radionuclide risk (U and Th) is calculated to be 7.85 × 10−9 year−1, which is five orders of magnitude lower than the standard value of 5.0 × 10−4 year−1. The health risk of chemical non-carcinogenic (Cu) is lower than that of chemical carcinogenic (As and Cr). Human health risk values descend in the order of Cr, As, U, Th, and Cu. Therefore, As and Cr in the study area are labeled as the priority pollutants.
- 8 April 2018
- Published by MDPI AG in Sustainability
- Vol. 10 (4) , 1113
Open AccessHealth Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Water near a Uranium Tailing Pond in Jiangxi Province, South China
This study was performed in the Linshui River Watershed to explore the contents of heavy metals in river water, their species, and health risks. The test results show that the contents of arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), uranium (U), and thorium (Th) are relatively low and below the limit of class III of the environmental quality standards for surface water. According to the analysis through PHREEQC (version 2.18), the main species of As, Cr, Cu, U, and Th are H2AsO4− and HAsO42−, HCrO4−, Cr2O72− and CrO42−, Cu2+, CuSO4 and CuCO3, UO2CO3, (UO2)2CO3(OH)3−, and UO2(CO3)22−, Th(OH)4, Th(OH)22+, and Th(OH)3+, respectively. Health risk assessment demonstrates that the average total risk value is 5.68 × 10−5 year−1, which is higher than the maximum acceptable level of 5.05 × 10−5 year−1 recommended by International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP). Moreover, the average of total radionuclide risk (U and Th) is calculated to be 7.85 × 10−9 year−1, which is five orders of magnitude lower than the standard value of 5.0 × 10−4 year−1. The health risk of chemical non-carcinogenic (Cu) is lower than that of chemical carcinogenic (As and Cr). Human health risk values descend in the order of Cr, As, U, Th, and Cu. Therefore, As and Cr in the study area are labeled as the priority pollutants.