# Investigation of groundwater quality in the Southern Coast of the Black Sea: application of computational health risk assessment in Giresun, Türkiye

*PRI Rank #7 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #7 |
| 18m citations | 70 |
| Journal | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-024-34712-w |
| Corresponding authors | Bayram Yüksel |
| Institution | Giresun University, Türkiye |

**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:** [10.1007/s11356-024-34712-w](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34712-w)

## Topics

groundwater quality · Black Sea Southern Coast · Giresun, Türkiye · Human health risk assessment · drinking water contamination · heavy metal analysis · Water quality parameters · Human health risk assessment · Carcinogenic risk assessment · Non-carcinogenic risk assessment · Hazard quotient (HQ) · Hazard index (HI) · Carcinogenic risk assessment · Spatial analysis · exposure pathways · Ingestion exposure · Dermal exposure · population exposure assessment

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