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Assessment of trace metals concentrations of soils and plants of urban and suburban areas of Safi City, Morocco [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This paper discusses the effect of typical contamination sources on soils and plants in selected urban and suburban areas in the Safi city, Morocco.
Btissam Mandri, Hicham El Khalil, Ali Boularbah, H. El khalil, Mandri Btissam   +4 more
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Trace metals concentrations in fresh milk from dairy farms and stores: An assessment of human health risk. [PDF]

Toxicology Reports
Milk may be consumed daily for the supply of essential nutrients in the body, however, depending on the source, milk may contain different concentrations of trace metals. The present study investigated the presence of trace metals in fresh milk purchased
JO Olowoyo, ML Mutemula, OO Agboola, LL Mugivhisa, OO Olatunji, OM Oladeji   +5 more
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Association of multiple trace metals in scalp hair with glioma risk: the mediating role of inflammation [PDF]

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
Objective To explore the relationship between 35 trace metals in scalp hair and the glioma risk as well as the potential mediating roles of 27 plasma inflammatory cytokines.
Lingjun Yan, Honghai You, Huiying Wang, Chenyu Ding, Baochang He, Jing Wang, Wenhua Fang, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Fa Chen   +9 more
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Trace Metals [PDF]

, 2022
In this chapter an overview of sampling and analytical techniques for the marine trace metals (and their stable isotope ratios) is given, focusing largely on the six bio-essential transition metals (iron, manganese, copper, nickel, zinc and cobalt). The aim of this chapter is to introduce the reader to the breadth of techniques and methods currently ...
Middag, R., Zitoun, R., Conway, T.M.
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Dam construction reshapes heavy metal pollution in soil/sediment in the three gorges reservoir, China, from 2008 to 2020

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Dam construction interfered with the original environment of the river system and greatly affected the geochemical behaviors of trace metals. Thus, a set of toxic metals of Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb and Hg in soil/sediment of the Three Gorges Reservoir (
Qinqin Xu, Kun Zhou, Boran Wu
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Computational modelling of geochemical speciation of the trace metals in the wastewater treatment process optimization

Applied Water Science, 2022
The speciation of trace metals in the wastewater treatment plants determines its ultimate fate in natural surface waters due to biological and chemical processes.
Anthony Njuguna Matheri, Belaid Mohamed, Freeman Ntuli, Jane Catherine Ngila, Caliphs Zvinowanda   +4 more
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Eco-toxic risk assessment and source distribution of trace metals in surface sediments of the coastal and in four rivers estuary of Sarawak

Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 2022
Background Trace metals pollution in the coastal and estuarine sediment could harm water quality and aquatic organisms, leading to potential long-term health risks on the environment and humans.
Ebenezer Aquisman Asare, Zaini Assim, Rafeah Wahi, Joseph Richmond Fianko   +3 more
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Metal Concentrations in Imported Canned Maize

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2014
Concentrations and profile of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) and metals (Cd, Pb, Ni, Cr, Fe and Mn) were determined in selected brands of canned maize in the Nigeria market with a view to providing information on the hazards associated with the ...
Embbey K Ossai, Chukwujindu Maxwell Iwegbue, Elizabeth E. Ajogungbe, Godswill O Tesi   +3 more
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Heavy metals in drinking water and periodontitis: evidence from the national oral health survey from China

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Periodontitis has become an increasingly important public health issue, coupled with a high economic burden for prevention and treatment.
Shuduo Zhou, Wenjing Li, Jun Wan, Yixuan Fu, Hongye Lu, Na Li, Xu Zhang, Yan Si, Xing Wang, Xiping Feng, Baojun Tai, Deyu Hu, Huancai Lin, Bo Wang, Chunxiao Wang, Shuguo Zheng, Xuenan Liu, Wensheng Rong, Weijian Wang, Xuliang Deng, Zhenyu Zhang   +20 more
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Concentrations of Selected Metals In Some Ready-To-Eat-Foods Consumed in Southern Nigeria: Estimation of Dietary Intakes and Target Hazard Quotients

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2013
Concentrations of selected metals (Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb, Mn, Fe, Zn, Cr and Co) in some ready-to-eat-foods consumed in Nigeria were investigated with a view providing information on the risk associated with the consumption of these products.
Chukwujindu Maxwell Iwegbue, Sarah O Nwozo, Chukwudumebi L Overah, Francisca I Bassey, Godwin E Nwajei   +4 more
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