Heavy Metals in Soils and Road Dust in Akure City, Southwest Nigeria: Pollution, Sources, and Ecological and Health RisksSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 375-392 - 2022
A. J. Adewumi
Urbanization has become a major problem because of their adverse consequences on the environment. This study was conducted to determine the extent of pollution, sources, and potential risks associated with heavy metals in Akure soils and road dust. Thirty-four samples including 16 soil and road dust each and two control samples were gathered. Chemical analysis of samples was carried out utilizing ...... hiện toàn bộ
Influence of Selenium Supplementation on Mercury Levels in hair of Metropolitan Residents in China: Spatial Distribution, Impact Factors, and AntagonismSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - Trang 1-16 - 2024
Geting Wang, Qianqian Hong, Jian Mei, Jinyi Chen, Wansheng Wu, Feng Han, Jingchen Xing, Shijian Yang
Selenium (Se) has an antagonistic effect on the toxicity of mercury (Hg). This study aimed to investigate the influence of Se supplementation on Hg levels in long-term chronically exposed metropolitan residents in China. The levels of Se and Hg in human hair samples from 1373 metropolitan residents in China were analyzed and differences in sex, age, and region were evaluated. Higher concentrations...... hiện toàn bộ
First Report of the Co-occurrence of Cylindrospermopsin, Nodularin and Microcystins in the Freshwaters of Lake Victoria, TanzaniaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 13 - Trang 185-194 - 2020
Geofrey J. Mchau, Revocatus Machunda, Martin Kimanya, Edna Makule, Yun Yun Gong, Emmanuel Mpolya, Julie P. Meneely, Christopher T. Elliott, Brett Greer
There is a global concern regarding the increase of cyanotoxins in freshwater and their potential effects on human health. The existence of multiple toxins in freshwater can result in an increased risk of their bioaccumulation in humans from their ingestion through contaminated drinking water or recreational activities. This study, the first of its kind, was conducted to determine the occurrence o...... hiện toàn bộ
Fingernail Trace Element Content in Environmentally Exposed Individuals and Its Influence on Their Cognitive Status in AgeingSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 11 - Trang 181-194 - 2018
Marina M. S. Cabral Pinto, A. Paula Marinho-Reis, Agostinho Almeida, Sandra Freitas, Mário R. Simões, M. Luísa Diniz, Edgar Pinto, Patrícia Ramos, Eduardo Ferreira da Silva, Paula I. Moreira
The aim of this study was to identify links between potential long-term environmental exposure to mixed contamination and the neuropsychological performance of a group of adults (> 55 years old) living near an industrial facility. Fifty-eight permanent residents were evaluated with the Mini-Mental State Examination and Clinical Dementia Rating scale (CDR) tests. Human biomonitoring involved the me...... hiện toàn bộ
Primary Soil Contaminants and Their Risks, and Their Relationship to Myocardial Infarction Susceptibility in Urban Krakow (Poland)Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 515-529 - 2021
Krystyna Ciarkowska, Ewa Konduracka, Florian Gambus
We recorded the concentrations, distributions and sources of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), along with zinc (Zn), lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd), in soils from different areas of Krakow––the city-centre, industrial and residential zones––and from outside the city. Their relationships to the soil properties were examined, and associations were established between the soil pollution in the ...... hiện toàn bộ
To Make the Water SaferSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 12 - Trang 337-342 - 2020
Peiyue Li
Water quality affects human health and ecological biodiversity, as water ingestion is the primary exposure pathway of human health risk, and water is the most active natural element participating in the transformation of ecological system. In this paper, the background of editing this special issue was outlined, and the main contents and contributions of papers published in this special issue were...... hiện toàn bộ
Seasonal Hydrochemical Characteristics, Geochemical Evolution, and Pollution Sources of Lake Sha in an Arid and Semiarid Region of Northwest ChinaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 231-244 - 2022
Fei Xu, Peiyue Li, Qianqian Du, Yongqiang Yang, Bin Yue
Lakes are important water sources and significantly support the local ecological and environmental balance, especially in arid and semiarid regions. For this study, the seasonal hydrochemical characteristics of Lake Sha, which are used for recreation and aquaculture, were analyzed using statistical analysis. Ionic ratio analyses, Pearson correlation analysis, saturation index (SI), and PHREEQC hyd...... hiện toàn bộ