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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

Potentially toxic elemental contamination in Wainivesi River, Fiji impacted by gold-mining activities using chemometric tools and SOM analysis.

Satendra Kumar, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam, Md Hasanuzzaman, Roquia Salam, Md Saiful Islam, Rahat Khan, M Safiur Rahman, Subodh Chandra Pal, Mir Mohammad Ali, Abubakr M Idris and 2 more

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Satendra KumarSchool of Geography, Earth Science and Environment, The University of the South Pacific, Laucala Campus, Private Bag, Suva, Fiji. towfiq_dm@brur.ac.bd.
Abu Reza Md Towfiqul IslamDepartment of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400, Bangladesh. towfiq_dm@brur.ac.bd.
Md HasanuzzamanDepartment of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400, Bangladesh.
Roquia SalamDepartment of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, 5400, Bangladesh.
Md Saiful IslamDepartment of Soil Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, 8602, Bangladesh.
Rahat KhanInstitute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Savar, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh.
M Safiur RahmanAtmospheric and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Atomic Energy Centre Dhaka, 4 -Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Subodh Chandra PalDepartment of Geography, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, Pin: 713104, India.
Mir Mohammad AliDepartment of Aquaculture, Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
Abubakr M IdrisDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, 62529, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Williamson GustaveSchool of Chemistry, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of the Bahamas, New Province, Nassau, Bahamas.
Ahmed ElbeltagiAgricultural Engineering Dept, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt.

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King Khalid University The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University for funding this work through Research Group under grant number (R.G.P.2 /194/42).
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Potentially toxic element (PTE) contamination in Wainivesi River, Fiji triggered by gold-mining activities is a major public health concern deserving attention. However, chemometric approaches and pattern recognition of PTEs in surface water and sediment are yet hardly studied in Pacific Island countries like Fijian urban River. In this study, twenty-four sediment and eight water sampling sites from the Wainivesi River, Fiji were explored to evaluate the spatial pattern, eco-environmental pollution, and source apportionment of PTEs. This analysis was done using an integrated approach of self-organizing map (SOM), principle component analysis (PCA), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), and indexical approaches. The PTE average concentration is decreasing in the order of Fe > Pb > Zn > Ni > Cr > Cu > Mn > Co > Cd for water and Fe > Zn > Pb > Mn > Cr > Ni > Cu > Co > Cd for sediment, respectively. Outcomes of eco-environmental indices including contamination and enrichment factors, and geo-accumulation index differed spatially indicated that majority of the sediment sites were highly polluted by Zn, Cd, and Ni. Cd and Ni contents can cause both ecological and human health risks. According to PCA, both mixed sources (geogenic and anthropogenic such as mine wastes discharge and farming activities) of PTEs for water and sediment were identified in the study area. The SOM analysis identified three spatial patterns, e.g., Cr-Co-Zn-Mn, Fe-Cd, and Ni-Pb-Cu in water and Zn-Cd-Cu-Mn, Cr-Ni and Fe, Co-Pb in sediment. Spatial distribution of entropy water quality index (EWQI) values depicted that northern and northwestern areas possess "poor" to "extremely poor" quality water. The entropy weights indicated Zn, Cd, and Cu as the major pollutants in deteriorating the water quality. This finding provides a baseline database with eco-environmental and health risk measures for the Wainivesi river contamination.

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Metals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalCadmiumChemometricsChinaEnvironmental MonitoringFijiGeologic SedimentsGoldHumansLeadMiningRisk AssessmentRiversCadmiumGoldLeadMetals, HeavyWater Pollutants, ChemicalEntropy theoryEnvironmental riskSediment qualitySelf-organizing mapSurface water quality

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