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ArticleToxics2026

Pollution Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Fluoride and Potentially Toxic Elements in Coal Mine Water of Shanxi Province, North China: A Comparative Analysis of Raw Mine Water and Mine Drainage.

Yulu Pei, Jie Luo, Chunyu Ma, Pingchuan Ma, Xin Lin, Weihua Li, Juping Yan, Xuejun Sun

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Article in Toxics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yulu PeiSchool of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
Jie LuoSchool of Environmental and Resource, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.
Chunyu MaSchool of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.ORCID 0009-0000-7254-1007
Pingchuan MaSchool of Environmental and Resource, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.
Xin LinSchool of Environmental and Resource, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.
Weihua LiSchool of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.ORCID 0009-0005-2361-9011
Juping YanSchool of Environmental and Resource, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China.ORCID 0009-0003-5974-8849
Xuejun SunSchool of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.ORCID 0009-0009-6150-1275

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Shanxi Province Science and Technology Fundamental Research Program General Project 202503021211069Shanxi University X.J. Sun, 2024
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Abstract

Coal mining critically affects Shanxi's economy and national energy security in China, whereas mine water significantly influences regional water quality and ecological stability. However, studies on pollution characteristics and health risks of fluoride and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) remain limited, especially comparative analyses between raw mine water and treated mine drainage. This study comprehensively analyzed the pollution characteristics of fluoride and PTEs, along with water quality evaluation, ecological risks, and human health risks associated with raw mine water and mine drainage. Fluoride concentrations in raw mine water from several mines exceeded the WHO guideline limit of 1.5 mg/L, whereas those in mine drainage were below the WHO standard. The total hazard index (THI) of fluoride in both water types was unacceptable (THI > 1). For PTEs, only arsenic in raw mine water exceeded the Grade III groundwater standard, while all PTEs in mine drainage met standards. Total health risk of PTEs in raw water was approximately one order of magnitude higher than in mine drainage, and both exceeded acceptable levels, mainly contributed by carcinogenic elements, particularly arsenic. These results underscore continuous monitoring and targeted control of arsenic are still required for safe utilization of coal mine water.

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coal mine waterfluoridehealth risk assessmentpotentially toxic elements

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PMID42515118
PMCPMC13417652

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