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

*PRI Rank #14 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #14 |
| 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 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/water-quality-and-pollution-assessment/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 Index · RMS-WQI · WQM-WQI · Extra Trees algorithm · Principal component analysis (PCA) · Hazard quotient (HQ) · Hazard index (HI) · Monte Carlo simulation · Carcinogenic risk assessment · Chromium · Arsenic · lithium · magnesium · Strontium (Sr) · deterministic health risk assessment · Probabilistic risk assessment · Anthropogenic contamination · geogenic contamination

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