Using a hazard quotient to evaluate pesticide residues detected in pollen trapped from honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Connecticut. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Analysis of pollen trapped from honey bees as they return to their hives provides a method of monitoring fluctuations in one route of pesticide exposure over location and time. We collected pollen from apiaries in five locations in Connecticut, including
Kimberly A Stoner, Brian D Eitzer
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Phytochemical composition and health risk assessment of heavy metals in herbal remedies from semi-arid Nigeria [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHerbal remedies are widely utilized as alternative medicine, especially in Nigeria’s semi-arid regions where medicinal plants are abundant. The study evaluated the phytochemical composition and heavy metal content of Cadmium (Cd), Cobalt (Co), Nickel (Ni)
Hajara Momoh +9 more
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HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF SOME HEAVY METALS IN WATER FROM ANAMBRA RIVER BASIN IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA [PDF]
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, 2022 Eight (8) heavy metals (iron (Fe) manganese (Mn) zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd) lead (Pb) and nickel (Ni)) were assessed between February and August 2019 in 3 stations, using atomic absorption spectrometer, and health risk ...
Odo Sabastine Nnanna +3 more
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Health risk assessment through probabilistic sensitivity analysis of carbon monoxide and fine particulate transportation exposure [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2023 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The rising number of vehicles used for transportation, which is attributed to the steady increase in population, is known to be a major contributor of air pollution, which, in turn, can have adverse effects on the environment ...
E. Ernyasih +7 more
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Human Health Risk Evaluation of Organophosphate Insecticide Residues in Post-Harvest Cowpea in Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Health and Pollution, 2020 Background. Cowpea is a leguminous crop commonly grown and eaten in Nigeria. Organophosphate insecticides are frequently used to control insect populations in cowpea crops. Objectives.
Motunrayo G. Akande +2 more
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Health risk assessment and microplastic pollution in streams through accumulation and interaction by heavy metals [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2023 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The threat posed by microplastics to humans through fish consumption is potentially great due to microplastics’ capacity to adsorb heavy metals.
A.M. Sabilillah +3 more
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The Value of Hazard Quotients in Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Ecotoxicology: A Review
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Estimates of pesticide application hazards have grown to be one of the most common methodologies for evaluating the impact of pest management practices on honey bees.
Emily A. Carlson +3 more
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Human Health Assessment of Heavy Metals through Consumption of Vegetables from Some Agricultural Locations in Borno State, North East Nigeria [PDF]
Journal of Chemistry Letters, 2021 The aim of this study was to determine the concentration and conduct risk assessment of heavy metals in some selected vegetables (tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum), spinach (Spinacia oleracea onion (Allium cepa), cabbage (Brassica oleracea) and lettuce ...
Joseph akan
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Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Contaminated Soils of Tehran Province, Iran [PDF]
Environmental Energy and Economic Research, 2020 Health risk assessment for heavy metals is a suitable technique to environmental planning. Accordingly, soil samples were obtained from three contaminated sites of Tehran Province, Iran.
Fatemeh Akbarpour +3 more
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Toxics, 2022 Previous studies have described the chemical pollution in indoor air of healthcare and care facilities. From these studies, the main objective of this work was to conduct a quantitative health risk assessment of the chronic inhalation of chemical ...
Anaïs Colas +6 more
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