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1. Health risks of heavy metals to the general public in Hengyang, China, via consumption of rice

Author:
Dai, Hongwen; Song, Xiuxian; Huang, Baifei; Xin, Junliang
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.8 pp. 1636-1650
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; average daily intake; bioavailability; cadmium; chromium; copper; exposure duration; heavy metals; ingestion; lead; manganese; neoplasms; rice; risk; supermarkets; zinc; Thailand;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... This investigation was conducted to survey the levels of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn) in polished rice collected at supermarkets located in Hengyang, China. The surveyed rice samples were grouped according to their production areas into four different groups—Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, and Thailand. The data showed that the highest means of Cd, Pb, ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2016.1207156

2. Health risk assessment of heavy metals in groundwater of coal mining area: A case study in Dingji coal mine, Huainan coalfield, China

Author:
Zhang, Shizhen; Liu, Guijian; Sun, Ruoyu; Wu, Dun
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.7 pp. 1469-1479
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; United States Environmental Protection Agency; atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; case studies; chromium; coal; copper; drinking water; groundwater; heavy metals; human health; humans; iron; lead; manganese; mining; models; nickel; risk; risk assessment; zinc;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... Heavy metals enrichment in groundwater poses great ecological risks to human beings. In the present research work, a total of 59 groundwater samples from 12 sampling points in Dingji coal mine, Huainan coalfield, were collected and measured for Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Mn, Cr, and Fe by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The human health risk caused by heavy metals through the pathw ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2016.1185689

3. Assessment of heavy metal pollution and human health risk in urban soils of a coal mining city in East China

Author:
Ying, Liu; Shaogang, Lei; Xiaoyang, Chen
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.6 pp. 1359-1374
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; arsenic; automobiles; cadmium; chromium; coal; combustion; copper; fly ash; heavy metals; human health; lead; mercury; mining; pollution; risk; topsoil; urban soils; wastewater;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... The aims of this study were to determine the concentrations, distribution, potential ecological risk (PER), and human health risk (Risk) of heavy metals in urban soils from a coal mining city in China. A total of 36 topsoil samples from Huainan city, Anhui, East China, were collected and analyzed for As, Hg, Pb, Cd, Cr, and Cu. The PER was calculated to assess the pollution level. The hazard index ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2016.1174924

4. Distribution, speciation, and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments of Jiaozhou Bay, China

Author:
Lin, Yichen; Meng, Fanping; Du, Yongxiang; Tan, Yuhan
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.5 pp. 1253-1267
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; United States Environmental Protection Agency; aquatic ecosystems; arsenic; bioactive properties; cadmium; chemical speciation; chromium; copper; environmental assessment; guidelines; heavy metals; lead; marine sediments; mercury; pollution; risk; risk assessment; zinc;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper analyzed the distribution and speciation of seven heavy metals in sediments in Jiaozhou Bay. The ecological risk was assessed using three index approaches (i.e., risk assessment code (RAC), contamination factor (CF), and potential ecological risk index (PERI)) and by a comparison with sediment quality guidelines (Chinese Marine Sediment Quality Standards (CMSQS), and threshold effect le ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2016.1159503

5. Potential health risk of selected metals for Polish consumers of oolong tea from the Fujian Province, China

Author:
Gruszecka-Kosowska, Agnieszka; Mazur-Kajta, Katarzyna
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.5 pp. 1147-1165
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; aluminum; antimony; arsenic; cadmium; chromium; cobalt; copper; health hazards; heavy metals; iron; lead; leaves; manganese; mercury; molybdenum; nickel; oolong tea; pollution; risk; selenium; thallium; tin; zinc;     Show all 24 Subjects
Abstract:
... The influence of environmental pollution on the heavy metal content in oolong teas from the Fujian Province, China, and the health risk for the Polish consumers were studied. Average contents of the metals in made oolong tea leaves were (mg kg ⁻¹): Al 1452, Cd 0.08, Co 0.23, Cr 1.59, Cu 10.5, Fe 140, Hg 0.10, Mn 1465, Mo 0.63, Ni 3.45, Pb 1.99, Sb 0.78, Se 5.15, Sn 3.16, Tl 0.28, and Zn 26.9. The ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2016.1146572

6. Site-specific risk assessment and integrated management decision-making: A case study of a typical heavy metal contaminated site, Middle China

Author:
Li, Fei; Zhang, Jingdong; Yang, Jun; Liu, Chaoyang; Zeng, Guangming
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.5 pp. 1224-1241
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; arsenic; cadmium; case studies; chromium; decision making; exposure pathways; guidelines; heavy metals; land use; lead; pollutants; remediation; risk; risk assessment; risk management; screening;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... A typical contaminated land was spatially investigated and assessed based on Chinese guidelines to establish remediation strategy for exploring the shortcomings of the current guidelines to suggest improvements. Results showed that Cr, As, Pb, and Cd should be regarded as the priority pollutants under sensitive land use, while Cr and As should be regarded as the priority pollutants under insensiti ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2016.1151348

7. Risk assessment of heavy metals contamination in sediment and aquatic animals in downstream waters affected by historical gold extraction in Northeast China

Author:
Zhu, Hui; Xu, Yingying; Yan, Baixing; Guan, Jiunian; Zhou, Qingwei; Liang, Yinxiu
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.3 pp. 693-705
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; Macrobrachium; aquatic ecosystems; cadmium; carnivores; chromium; copper; gold; heavy metals; herbivores; lakes; lead; mercury; mussels; omnivores; predatory fish; risk; risk assessment; rivers; sediment contamination; sediments; shrimp; zinc;     Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:
... To assess the risk of heavy metals contamination on the aquatic ecosystem in downstream waters of a gold field in Northeast China, samples of sediment, fish, shrimp, and mussels were collected to determine heavy metals concentrations. According to I gₑₒ, more attention should be given to Hg, Pb, and Cu pollution in sediment of Weisha River. For aquatic animals, the greatest contents of Hg, Cu, and ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2015.1104626

8. Pollution and health risk assessment of heavy metals in urban soil in China

Author:
Liu, Lei; Zhang, Xiuying; Zhong, Taiyang
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.2 pp. 424-434
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; adults; cadmium; children; chromium; chronic exposure; copper; females; heavy metals; lead; males; mercury; nickel; risk; risk assessment; soil pollution; urban soils; zinc;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... The pollution and potential health risk due to lifetime exposure to heavy metals in urban soil of China were evaluated, based on the urban soil samples collected from published papers from 2005 to 2014. The contamination levels were in the order of Cd > Hg > Cu > Zn > Pb >As > Ni > Cr, and Hg and Cd fell into the category of “moderately contaminated” to “heavily contaminated.” The non-carcinogenic ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2015.1078226

9. Assessment of potential health risk of heavy metals in soils from a rapidly developing region of China

Author:
Hu, Wenyou; Huang, Biao; He, Yue; Kalkhajeh, Yusef Kianpoor
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.1 pp. 211-225
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; Monte Carlo method; anthropogenic activities; arsenic; breathing; cadmium; children; chromium; copper; dermal exposure; direct contact; emissions factor; heavy metals; ingestion; lead; mercury; particulate emissions; risk; risk assessment; soil pollution; soil properties;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... Soil heavy metal contamination is a major environmental concern, and health risk associated with heavy metals is not fully explored. A combination of spatial analysis and Monte Carlo simulation was successfully used to identify the possible sources and health risk of cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), and copper (Cu) in soils collected from a rapidly developing reg ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2015.1057102

10. Effect of land use type on metals accumulation and risk assessment in soil in the peri-urban area of Beijing, China

Author:
Xu, Li; Lu, Anxiang; Wang, Jihua; Ma, Zhihong; Pan, Ligang; Feng, Xiaoyuan
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.1 pp. 265-278
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
China,   etc   ; adults; application rate; arsenic; cadmium; children; copper; cropland; environmental assessment; fertilizers; greenhouse soils; greenhouses; heavy metals; land use; lead; mercury; nickel; orchard soils; orchards; principal component analysis; risk; risk assessment; soil sampling; woodland soils; zinc;     Show all 25 Subjects
Abstract:
... Heavy metal concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn were investigated for 107 soil samples collected from crop land, orchard land, greenhouse land, and wood land in the peri-urban area of Beijing, China. The mean concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn in all soil samples were 8.40, 0.20, 24.7, 0.08, 25.0, 23.0, and 77.1 mg/kg, dw, respectively. Among the four land use types, the ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2015.1060408