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Influence of Urban Informal Settlements on Trace Element Accumulation in Road Dust and Their Possible Health Implications in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

Toxics, 2022
The study was aimed at assessing the influence of urban informal settlement on trace element accumulation in road dust from the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa, and their possible health implications.
Innocent Mugudamani, Saheed A. Oke, Thandi Patricia Gumede   +2 more
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Estimation of Human Health Risk Due to Heavy Metals around Schools and Auto-Mobile Workshops near Frequented Roads in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2022
Heavy metals are widely known for their potential to cause carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks. In this work, the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks associated with heavy metals in the vicinity of schools and auto mechanic ...
M. Aliyu, M. O. A. Oladipo, D. J. Adeyemo, R. Nasiru, S. Bello   +4 more
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Carcinogenic hazard of "non-carcinogenic" compounds

Problems in oncology, 2022
Due to the high rates of industrialization, the biosphere is increasingly polluted by both complete carcinogens and compounds that are not able to induce a tumor on their own, but, as it turned out recently, cause changes in the cell corresponding to particular links in the chain of carcinogenesis. Some of these compounds are of great economic interest,
Gennady Belitsky, Kirill Kirsanov, Leyla Krivosheeva, Ekaterina Lesovaya, Liya Solenova, Marianna Yakubovskaya   +5 more
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Risk assessment of heavy metals concentration in cereals and legumes sold in the Tamale Aboabo market, Ghana

Heliyon, 2022
The greatest risks posed by heavy metals to human health are linked to exposure to hazardous metals, which may be present in staple foods such as cereals and legumes. In this study, the levels of harmful metals and vital minerals like cadmium (Cd), lead (
Abdul-Aziz Adam, Lyndon N.A. Sackey, Linda Aurelia Ofori   +2 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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Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic hazards associated with trace elements and organochlorines from fish consumption in tropical river watershed [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Trace elements and pesticide residues are among the crucial problems in the river Watershed ecosystem. The present study aimed to assess the health risk of trace elements and organochlorines to the local inhabitants from fish ...
D. Dwiyitno, F. Ariyani, G.R. Barokah, D. Yogaswara, R. Grandiosa, E. Frimawaty, H.E. Irianto, Y. Sani   +7 more
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Heavy metals induced health risk assessment through consumption of selected commercially available spices in Noakhali district of Bangladesh

Heliyon, 2023
There are growing concerns for food safety due to the risks associated with heavy metal contamination of culinary herbs and spices in developing countries like Bangladesh.
Md Shahedul Islam, Akibul Islam Chowdhury, Lincon Chandra Shill, Sompa Reza, Mohammad Rahanur Alam   +4 more
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Risk Analysis of Carcinogenic and Non-Carcinogenic Effects of Heavy Metals in Groundwater of the Eslamshahr Region [PDF]

محیط شناسی
Objective: Heavy metal compounds in drinking water sources are considered a significant public health concern due to their high toxicity, bioaccumulation potential, and environmental persistence.
Amir Zahraei Salehi, Amir Arsellon Pardakhti, Zeinab Gharianpour   +2 more
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Risk assessment of heavy metals consumption through onion on human health in Iran

Food Chemistry: X, 2022
Considering the importance of onions consumption in the household diet, controlling of heavy elements' concentration in foodstuffs is important to ensure the safety of an individual's health.
Samira Shokri, Narges Abdoli, Parisa Sadighara, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Ali Esrafili, Mitra Gholami, Behrooz Jannat, Mahmood Yousefi   +7 more
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Heavy metals content and health risk assessment of selected leafy plants consumed in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2023
Today, there is widespread concern about the potential health effects on populations from consuming contaminated leafy plants and vegetables. In this study, heavy metal content is present in commonly consumed leafy plants (Atriplex hortensis, Spinacia ...
Mirha Pazalja, Jasmina Sulejmanović, Sabina Begić, Mirsada Salihović   +3 more
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