Biomedical Letters

During and Post Flood Health Impacts of Dissolved Metals on Adjacent Area of Manchur Lake, District Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Amjad Hussain Memon 1*, Allah Bux Ghanghro 1, Taj Mohammad Jahangir 2, Muhammad Younis 1,3, Gul Muner Lund 1,4

1 Institute of Biochemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

2 Hi-tech Research Lab, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

3 The key Laboratory of Development Genes and Human Diseases, Institute of Life Sciences, Southeast University, Sipailou 2, Nanjing, 210096, China

4 School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China

Abstract

Aim of this study was to analyze phase wise contamination burden on water samples of Manchur Lake and its regulators with the closer one source of water supply scheme and ground water source. It was observed that concentration of metals found higher than world health organization (WHO) level. In phase 2,silica, sulphur, arsenic, cadmium was found higher, which reflects heavy burden of lake contamination and its Chronic and carcinogenic health impacts on surrounding area determined by average daily dose (ADD) Health Quotient method of metals, bacteriological contamination has been observed in both phases especially in phase 2, due to low fresh water flow but no any dermal Health Quotient(HQ) impact identified findings with previous studies in Nanjing China and Karachi Sindh, Pakistan. Lake contamination impact also identified in its adjoining areas like nearby water supply scheme sample and Ground water source which can be overcome by proper gate regulations and fresh water flow from the upstream of Indus River or controlling the flushing of contaminated water into Lake by MNVD.

Keywords: Manchur Lake, average daily dose, health quotient, ground water.

Received December 30, 2015 Revised January 28, 2016 Accepted February 05, 2016

*Correspondence: Amjad Hussain Memon Email ahmemon05@gmail.com Contact: +92-333-2778622