# Toxicological risk assessment using spring water quality indices in plateaus of Giresun Province/Türkiye: a holistic hydrogeochemical data analysis

*PRI Rank #7 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Heavy metals in environment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #7 |
| 18m citations | 91 |
| Journal | Environmental Geochemistry and Health |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10653-024-02054-8 |
| Corresponding authors | Bayram Yüksel |
| Institution | Giresun University, Turkey |

**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:** [10.1007/s10653-024-02054-8](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-02054-8)

## Topics

spring water quality · potentially toxic elements · Water Quality Index · Arsenic · Carcinogenic risk · Non-carcinogenic risk · Human health risk assessment · seasonal variation · Geogenic sources · Anthropogenic sources · Principal component analysis · Pearson correlation coefficient · Hierarchical cluster analysis · trace elements · macro-elements · surface runoff · recharge mechanisms · hydrogeochemical analysis

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