Health effects of nitrate concentrations in the groundwater of Al-Manara village, north-east of Mosul city, Iraq

Abstract

The current study included estimating the concentration of nitrate ions to estimate human health risks (HHR) for groundwater for ten wells in Al-Manara village of Al-Hamdaniya District within Nineveh Governorate. The results indicated that the nitrate levels ranged between (10.8 to 19.1) ppm, thus 100% of the studied samples were within the international standard limits allowed for drinking, which reflected in the CDI and HQ values that fluctuated between (0.8691 to 0.2980) mg/kg. day and (0.5432 to 0.1862) consecutively, which are within the Safe limits for public health when this water is used for drinking by the local population