Characterization of drinking groundwater quality in rural areas of Inner Mongolia and assessment of human health risks
Groundwater is an important natural resource of drinking water in rural areas in Inner Mongolia, China.In this study, 4438 drinking groundwater samples were collected from the rural areas of 81 counties in Inner Mongolia, and were analyzed for 16 parameters, including pH, total hardness (TH), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved solids (TD