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Understanding the Association between Environmental Factors and Longevity in Hechi, China: A Drinking Water and Soil Quality Perspective

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  • Qucheng Deng

    (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia)

  • Lijuan Chen

    (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
    Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Yongping Wei

    (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
    Key laboratory of Environmental Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf, Guangxi Teachers Education University, The Ministry of Education, Nanning 530001, China)

  • Yonghua Li

    (Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

  • Xuerong Han

    (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Environmental Monitoring Center, Nanning 530028, China)

  • Wei Liang

    (Guangxi Environmental Information Center, Nanning 530028, China)

  • Yinjun Zhao

    (Key laboratory of Environmental Change and Resources Use in Beibu Gulf, Guangxi Teachers Education University, The Ministry of Education, Nanning 530001, China
    School of Geography and Planning, Guangxi Teachers Education University, Nanning 530001, China)

  • Xiaofei Wang

    (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Environmental Monitoring Center, Nanning 530028, China)

  • Juan Yin

    (Department of Management Science and Engineering, Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanning 530003, China)

Abstract

The aging population is a big challenge all over the world. However, there are few studies to date investigating the effects of trace element and mineral levels in drinking water and soil (especially in karst areas) on longevity. This study aims to examine temporal and spatial variations in longevity in Hechi (which is recognized as a longevity city) and to investigate relationships between longevity and trace element and mineral levels in drinking water and soils in this city (the karst landscape). Population data were collected from relevant literature and four national population censuses in 1982, 1990, 2000 and 2010. Drinking water and soil samples from Hechi were collected and analyzed. The results demonstrated an obvious clustered distribution for the longevity population in Hechi that has existed stably for decades. The longevity index tended to be significantly positively correlated with H 2 SiO 3 , Ca and Fe in drinking water and significantly negatively correlated with Sr in soil, indicating that drinking water characteristics contributed significantly to the observed regional longevity. The karst landscape is responsible for abundant trace elements in underground rivers in Hechi, which are beneficial to human health when consumed as drinking water. Good quality and slightly alkaline drinking water rich in trace elements such as H 2 SiO 3 , Ca, Fe, Na, Mg and low in heavy metals such as Pb and Cd might be an important factor contributing to the longevity phenomenon in Hechi.

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  • Qucheng Deng & Lijuan Chen & Yongping Wei & Yonghua Li & Xuerong Han & Wei Liang & Yinjun Zhao & Xiaofei Wang & Juan Yin, 2018. "Understanding the Association between Environmental Factors and Longevity in Hechi, China: A Drinking Water and Soil Quality Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-17, October.
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