# Assessment of drinking water quality and identifying pollution sources in a chromite mining region

*PRI Rank #20 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Heavy metals in environment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #20 |
| 18m citations | 62 |
| Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136050 |
| Corresponding authors | Amin Mohammadpour, Hasan Hashemi, Soroush Abolfathi |
| Institution | Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Iran |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Heavy metals in environment Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/heavy-metals-in-environment/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136050](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136050)

## Topics

chromite mining · machine learning water quality prediction · Extra Trees algorithm · RMS-WQI · WQM-WQI · Principal component analysis · Hazard quotient · Hazard index · Monte Carlo simulation · Total Cancer Risk (TCR) · Chromium contamination · Arsenic contamination · lithium · Strontium · deterministic risk assessment · Probabilistic risk assessment · Anthropogenic sources · Geogenic sources · drinking water quality index

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