Vanadium in groundwater aquifers increases the risk of MAC pulmonary infection in O'ahu, Hawai'i.

Ettie M LipnerJoshua P FrenchStephen NelsonJoseph O Falkinham IiiRachel A MercaldoRebekah A BlakneyYihe G DaidaTimothy B FranklandKyle P MessierJennifer R HondaStacey HondaD Rebecca Prevots

Published in: Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)

Concentrations of vanadium in groundwater were associated with MAC pulmonary infection in O'ahu, Hawai'i. These findings provide evidence that naturally occurring trace metals influence the presence of NTM in water sources that supply municipal water systems.

Keyphrases

drinking water
health risk
human health
heavy metals
health risk assessment
pulmonary hypertension
risk assessment
wastewater treatment
water quality
sewage sludge
climate change