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Occupational exposure, carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of formaldehyde in the pathology labs of hospitals in Iran [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Formaldehyde, a known carcinogenic compound, is commonly used in various medical settings. The objective of this study was to assess the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks associated with occupational exposure to formaldehyde.
Farideh Golbabaei, Mohsen Sadeghi Yarandi, Mehdi Yaseri   +2 more
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Risk assessment and early warning of the presence of heavy metal pollution in strawberries

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022
Heavy metal pollution is a major threat to agricultural produce and it can pose potential ecological risks which subsequently impacts on human health. Strawberries are an economically important produce of China.
Yunfeng Yang, Hui Zhang, Songyin Qiu, Suren Rao Sooranna, Xiaojun Deng, Xiaosheng Qu, Wenyu Yin, Qin Chen, Bing Niu   +8 more
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An Analysis of the Spatial Characteristics and Transport Fluxes of BTEX in Soil and Atmospheric Phases at a Decommissioned Steel Mill Site in China with a Long History

Toxics, 2023
BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene), as characteristic pollutants in chemical plant sites, are widely present in the environment and pose a serious threat to the health and safety of nearby residents.
Xuwei Li, Wenyi Xie, Da Ding, Mengjie Wang, Lingya Kong, Dengdeng Jiang, Shaopo Deng   +6 more
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Insights into the source-specific health risk of ambient particle-bound metals in the Pearl River Delta region, China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021
Quantification of source-specific health risks of PM2.5 plays an essential role in health-oriented air pollution control. However, there is limited evidence supporting the source-based risk apportionment of particle-bound metals.
Shaojie Fu, Dingli Yue, Weiwei Lin, Qiansheng Hu, Luan Yuan, Yan Zhao, Yuhong Zhai, Dejian Mai, Hedi Zhang, Qing Wei, Lingyan He   +10 more
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Distribution and health risk of residual trihalomethane in regional drinking water

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2023
ObjectiveTo explore the variation rules and health risks of trihalomethane in regional drinking water， and to provide evidence for the innovative water processing technology and the optimization of drinking water quality.MethodsBased on regional drinking
PANG Xuefei, ZHAO Minxian, LIU Qiang, ZHOU Xiaolong, LU Songwen, WANG Ying, LIANG Wei, YANG Haibing   +7 more
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Children Health Risk Assessment of Metals in Total Suspended Particulate Matter (TSP) and PM₁ in Kindergartens during Winter and Spring Seasons

Atmosphere, 2021
This study evaluates the health risks related to heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Zn, and metalloid As) in the indoor dust samples of total suspended particles (TSP) and particles with diameter 1) or carcinogenic risks above the upper ...
Anna Mainka
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Sediment-bound hazardous trace metals(oid) in south-eastern drainage system of Bangladesh: First assessment on human health

Heliyon, 2023
Despite the beneficial aspect of a natural drainage system, increasing human-induced activities, which include urbanization and growth in industrialization, degrade the ecosystem in terms of trace metal contamination.
Fahima Islam, Afroza Parvin, Afsana Parvin, Umme Sarmeen Akhtar, Md Aftab Ali Shaikh, Md Nashir Uddin, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Badhan Saha, Juliya Khanom, Priyanka Dey Suchi, Md Anwar Hossain, Md Kamal Hossain   +11 more
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Risk Assessment of Chlorothalonil as a Probable Human Carcinogen on Selected Vegetables in an Eastern China Province

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectivesThis study aimed to provide an assessment of chlorothalonil's possible carcinogenic risk posed to the public. In combination and comparison with the non-carcinogenic risk, the results hopefully could provide useful insights, early warning, and ...
Chen-Xi Sun, Bing Liu, Wen-Bo Wang, Xue-Xia Yuan, Yuan-Juan Wu   +4 more
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Evaluation of the heavy metal risk potential in salts extracted from the Shorbarik River [PDF]

Advances in Environmental Technology
Because heavy metals can build up within the bodies of living things, and because of chemical reactions, they can become poisonous and carcinogenic. Among other things, heavy metal-containing salts are one way these elements enter the body.
Mitra Cheraghi, Javad Zahiri, Adell Moradi Sabzkouhi, Shahram Moradi   +3 more
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Spatiotemporal distribution and probabilistic health risk assessment of arsenic in drinking water and wheat in Northwest China

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Drinking water arsenic poisoning has been a health concern, however the importance of dietary arsenic exposure to health also needs to be taken into account.
Xiangping Chen, Siyu Liu, Yan Luo
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