Abstract:
Objectives To understand the drinking water intake of residents in Xigu District, Lanzhou City, and to provide the basic data for health risk assessment of drinking water in Xigu District.
Methods A total of 240 adult residents were randomLy selected by multiple-stage stratified cluster from Xigu District in July and December, 2017. The information on drinking water intake of residents was investigated by using quantitative measurement and questionnaire survey. Exposes doses of drinking water pollutant were counted by using model equation of US EPA. Wilcoxon rank sum test and Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test were used for stratified analysis of drinking water intake.
Results The medians of total drinking water intake, direct drinking water intake and indirect drinking water intake of residents were 2 161, 1 800 and 430 mL/d in Xigu District, respectively. The total drinking water intake and direct drinking water intake of male (2 404, 2 000 mL/d) were all higher than that of female (2 143, 1 700 mL/d) (P < 0.05). The total drinking water intake, direct drinking water intake and indirect drinking water intake of population aged (45~64) years old were 2 502 mL/d, 2 000 mL/d and 521 mL/d, respectively, which were the highest values among all subjects, and there were statistically significant in the total drinking water intake and indirect drinking water intake among the different aged people. The result also showed that exposes doses of drinking water pollutant increased 10.7% in the female in comparison of male in Xigu District. The exposes doses of drinking water pollutant increased 6.5% and 20.2% in male and female in Xigu District in comparison of the same gender population in China.
Conclusions The local exposure parameters should be use to the health risk assessment of drinking water in Xigu District. Gender and age should be taken into account in health risk assessment.