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1. 2, 3-Dimethylsuccinic acid and fulvic acid attenuate lead-induced oxidative misbalance in brain tissues of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

Author:
Wesam A. Neamatallah; Kadry M. Sadek; Yasser S. El-Sayed; Ebeed A. Saleh; Asmaa F. Khafaga
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.15 pp. 21998-22011
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
NADP-glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; Oreochromis niloticus; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; brain; catalase; dietary supplements; fish; fulvic acids; glucose 6-phosphate; glutathione; glutathione peroxidase; glutathione transferase; heavy metals; histology; histopathology; humans; immunotoxicity; lactate dehydrogenase; lead acetate; lethal concentration 50; lipids; liver; malondialdehyde; neuroprotective effect; neurotoxicity; oxidative stress; pollution; research; superoxide dismutase
Abstract:
... Lead has long been known as neurotoxic and immunotoxic heavy metal in human and animals including fish, whereas, 2, 3-dimethylsuccinic acid (DMSA) and fulvic acid (FA) are well-known biological chelators. The present investigation was carried out to assess the potential chelating and antioxidant effects of dietary supplementation with DMSA and FA against lead acetate (Pb)-induced oxidative stress ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-16359-z

2. A comparative study, distribution, predicted no-effect concentration (PNEC) and contamination assessment of phenol with heavy metal contents in two coastal areas on the Egyptian Mediterranean Sea coast

Author:
Gehan M. El Zokm; Ghada F. El-Said; Ahmed A. El Ashmawy
Source:
Marine environmental research 2022 pp. 105687
ISSN:
0141-1136
Subject:
coasts; comparative study; fish; heavy metals; humans; liquids; phenol; pollution; relative risk; research; seawater; sediment texture; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... This study comparing the expected pollution status of phenol along with heavy metals in sediments of two economic regions on the Mediterranean Sea coast using equilibrium partitioning method (EPM) as well as exposure of fishermen and populations to these sediments through ingestion and skin contact while swimming. El-Dekhila (ED) and Abu Talat (AT) regions were different in sediment texture and po ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105687

3. A critical review on various remediation approaches for heavy metal contaminants removal from contaminated soils

Author:
Saravanan Rajendran; T.A.K. Priya; Kuan Shiong Khoo; Tuan K.A. Hoang; Hui-Suan Ng; Heli Siti Halimatul Munawaroh; Ceren Karaman; Yasin Orooji; Pau Loke Show
Source:
Chemosphere 2022 v.287 pp. 132369
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
heavy metals; humans; phytoaccumulation; politics; soil pollution
Abstract:
... Heavy metal pollution remains a global environmental challenge that poses a significant threat to human life. Various methods have been explored to eliminate heavy metal pollutants from the environment. However, most methods are constrained by high expenses, processing duration, geological problems, and political issues. The immobilization of metals, phytoextraction, and biological methods have pr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132369

4. A low-noise ratiometric fluorescence biosensor for detection of Pb2+ based on DNAzyme and exonuclease III–assisted cascade signal amplification

Author:
Huali Jin; Ruike Liu; Tian Bai; Min Wei; Baoshan He; Zhiguang Suo
Source:
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2022 v.414 no.5 pp. 1899-1907
ISSN:
1618-2642
Subject:
analytical chemistry; biosensors; biotin; detection limit; enzymes; fluorescence; fluorescent dyes; heavy metals; humans; lead; magnetism; rice flour; single-stranded DNA; streptavidin; tap water; tea; toxicity
Abstract:
... As a common heavy metal ion with strong toxicity and wide distribution, lead ions (Pb²⁺) had great harm to the human body. In this work, a low-noise ratiometric fluorescence biosensor was developed based on Pb²⁺-dependent DNAzyme and exonuclease III (Exo III)–assisted cascade signal amplification. Firstly, the substrate chain of DNAzyme (S-DNA) was modified on the surface of magnetic beads (MBs) t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00216-021-03825-3

5. A novel artificial intelligent model for predicting water treatment efficiency of various biochar systems based on artificial neural network and queuing search algorithm

Author:
Xiaolei Zheng; Hoang Nguyen
Source:
Chemosphere 2022 v.287 pp. 132251
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
adsorption; algorithms; biochar; biomass; data collection; feedstocks; heavy metals; humans; neural networks; risk; variance; water shortages; water treatment
Abstract:
... This study aims at providing a robust artificial intelligent model for predicting the efficiency of heavy metal removal from aqueous solutions of biochar systems with high accuracy and reliability. Not only is it environmentally significant, but it is also a powerful tool for improving biochar adsorption efficiency, reducing the risk of a global water shortage. Accordingly, 22 types of biomass fee ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132251

6. A two-point machine learning method for the spatial prediction of soil pollution

Author:
Bingbo Gao; Alfred Stein; Jinfeng Wang
Source:
International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation 2022 v.108 pp. 102742
ISSN:
1569-8432
Subject:
Earth system science; autocorrelation; case studies; heavy metals; humans; kriging; prediction; sample size; soil; soil pollution; spatial data
Abstract:
... Heavy metal soil pollution is a worldwide problem. It is affected by many natural and human factors through heterogeneous relationships. Accurate prediction at unobserved locations using a limited number of observations hence remains a challenge. This study proposes a two-point machine learning method to fully utilize the information in spatial neighbors and high-dimensional covariates to improve ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jag.2022.102742

7. ANALYSIS OF LEAD CONTENT (Pb) IN WASTE STREAMS AND WELL WATER AND PUBLIC HEALTH COMPLAINTS AROUND THE PAPER INDUSTRY IN BONDOWOSO

Author:
Balgis Putri Salindra; Prehatin Trirahayu Ningrum; Yunus Ariyanto
Source:
BioLink 2022 v.8 no.2 pp. 171-179
ISSN:
2597-5269
Subject:
byproducts; heavy metals; humans; lead; public health; pulp and paper industry; wastewater; well water
Abstract:
... Wastewater in an industry which is often called liquid waste is a by-product produced by several human activities. Liquid waste pollution from industrial effluents containing lead (Pb) in dug well water used by the community for daily needs can cause poisoning and health complaints. This study aims to determine the content of lead (Pb) in the liquid waste stream and well water as well as public he ...
DOI:
10.31289/biolink.v8i2.5619

8. Additional sampling using in-situ portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) for rapid and high-precision investigation of soil heavy metals at a regional scale

Author:
Mingkai Qu; Xu Guang; Hongbo Liu; Yongcun Zhao; Biao Huang
Source:
Environmental pollution 2022 v.292 pp. 118324
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
X-radiation; X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy; cost effectiveness; fluorescence; heavy metals; humans; land use; models; pollution; regression analysis; soil
Abstract:
... Traditional soil heavy metal (HM) investigation usually costs a lot of human and material resources. In-situ portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (PXRF) is a cheap and rapid HM analysis method, but its analysis accuracy is usually affected by spatially non-stationary field environment factors. In this study, residual sequential Gaussian co-simulation (RCoSGS) was first proposed to incorporate ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118324

9. Amelioration of Cd-induced bioaccumulation, hematological parameters, and heat shock protein-related genes by Vitamin C on common carp

Author:
Hongtao Wang; Ying Feng; Meiyu Ming; Jingjing Song; Zhiheng Chen; Zhi Xiao
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2022 v.258 pp. 109362
ISSN:
1532-0456
Subject:
Cyprinus carpio; alkaline phosphatase; ascorbic acid; bioaccumulation; biological half-life; calcium; cholesterol; fish; glucose; heat stress; heavy metals; humans; immunity; lactate dehydrogenase; lysozyme; magnesium; pollutants; protective effect; protein content
Abstract:
... The heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is a kind of non-essential toxic environmental pollutant with extremely long biological half-life, various toxic and sublethal effects on aquatic organisms, and many adverse effects on the organs of human and other mammals. Vitamin C is an essential micronutrient in aquatic feed, and an indispensable nutrient for maintaining physiological processes in different animals ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109362

10. An electroactive montmorillonite/polypyrrole ion exchange film: Ultrahigh uptake capacity and ion selectivity for rapid removal of lead ions

Author:
Yaqin Rong; Wenjun Yan; Zhongde Wang; Xiaogang Hao; Guoqing Guan
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2022 v.437 pp. 129366
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
adsorbents; adsorption; aquatic organisms; electrostatic interactions; heavy metals; humans; ion exchange; lead; montmorillonite; nanocomposites; nanosheets; pyrroles
Abstract:
... Contact with trace heavy metal contaminants will also lead to extremely bad health influence on human body and aquatic life. Although various adsorbents have been synthesized for the recovery of heavy metal ions, most of them shows deficient adsorption capacity, sluggish uptake rate and low selectivity. In this study, a montmorillonite/polypyrrole (MMT/PPy) film was successfully synthesized by int ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129366

11. An overview on metal pollution on touristic sandy beaches: Is the COVID-19 pandemic an opportunity to improve coastal management?

Author:
N.S. Buzzi; M.C. Menéndez; D.M. Truchet; A.L. Delgado; M.D. Fernández Severini
Source:
Marine pollution bulletin 2022 v.174 pp. 113275
ISSN:
0025-326X
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; coastal zone management; decision making; heavy metals; humans; laws and regulations; marine pollution; sanitation; stakeholders; tourism; tourists; Africa; Europe
Abstract:
... The worldwide spread of the SARS-CoV-2 caused an unprecedented lockdown measures in most countries with consequences on the world society, economy, and sanitary systems. This situation provided an opportunity to identify the effects of human confinement on natural environments, like touristic sandy beaches, which are stressed due to anthropogenic pressures. Based on previous articles about heavy m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113275

12. Anatomical changes of Ipomoea reptans due to mercury uptake and accumulation in contaminant soil

Author:
NITA TAUHIDA; ESSY HARNELLY; MUHAMMAD NASIR; MUHAMMAD BAHI
Source:
Jurnal Natural (Aceh) 2022 v.22 no.1 pp. 31-35
ISSN:
2541-4062
Subject:
Ipomoea aquatica; culture media; heavy metals; humans; hyperaccumulators; mercury; phytoremediation; soil; xylem
Abstract:
... Heavy metal contaminants like mercury is a serious problem to human, animals, and some plants’ health. Phytoremediation is an alternative technique, which can remediate the contaminants from soil using a hyperaccumulator plant. The goal of this research was to study anatomical changes of plant main organs (roots, stems, and leaves) of Ipomoea reptans which are assumed as a hyperaccumulator plant t ...
DOI:
10.24815/jn.v22i1.23198

13. Application of magnetic susceptibility and heavy metal bioaccessibility to assessments of urban sandstorm contamination and health risks: Case studies from Dunhuang and Lanzhou, Northwest China

Author:
Xiaoyi Ma; Dunsheng Xia; Xinying Liu; Hui Liu; Yijiao Fan; Peiyuan Chen; Qiao Yu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.830 pp. 154801
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
bioavailability; carcinogenicity; digestion; dust storms; environment; heavy metals; humans; ingestion; intestines; magnetic susceptibility; magnetism; mineral content; pollution load; risk; topsoil; China
Abstract:
... Direct ingestion of sandstorm particles is an important pathway in human exposure to heavy metals. This study investigated the potential health risks of heavy metals transported in sandstorms from Dunhuang to Lanzhou in northwestern China using environmental magnetic parameters and metal bioaccessibilities in simulated gastric and intestinal tracts. The mean magnetic susceptibility of sandstorms i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154801

14. Aqueous suspensions of Fuller’s earth potentiate the adsorption capacities of paraoxon and improve skin decontamination properties

Author:
Alix Danoy; Kardelen Durmaz; Margaux Paoletti; Laetitia Vachez; Annick Roul; Jérôme Sohier; Bernard Verrier
Source:
Journal of hazardous materials 2022 v.425 pp. 127714
ISSN:
0304-3894
Subject:
Danio rerio; adsorbents; adsorption; clay; decontamination; ears; heavy metals; humans; paraoxon; swine; toxicity
Abstract:
... Fuller’s earth (FE) is a phyllosilicate used as a powder for household or skin decontamination due to its adsorbent properties. Recent studies have shown that water suspensions exhibit similar adsorbent capacities. FE is heterogeneous due to its composition of elementary clay aggregates and heavy metal particles. Here, FE toxicity was assessed in vitro on skin cells and in vivo on Danio rerio embr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127714

15. Assessment of environmental pollution of heavy metals deposited on the leaves of trees at Yazd bus terminals

Author:
Motahareh Esfandiari; Mohammad Ali Hakimzadeh
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.22 pp. 32867-32881
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
atomic absorption spectrometry; cadmium; chromium; cluster analysis; cobalt; copper; digestion; dust; green infrastructure; heavy metals; humans; industrialization; lead; manganese; nickel; nitric acid; pollution; principal component analysis; research; risk; traffic; trees; zinc; Iran
Abstract:
... There is a lack of information on the effect of urban transport activities in emitting heavy elements into the environment. This research assesses the concentrations of some heavy elements in the deposited atmospheric dust at Yazd bus terminals in Yazd, Iran. So, 34 falling dust samples were collected from the leaves of trees planted near the bus terminals. Following the digestion by nitric acid, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-18274-9

16. Assessment of heavy metal contaminations in water and sediment of River Godavari, India

Author:
S. Samanta; V. Kumar; S. K. Nag; K. Saha; A.M. Sajina; S. Bhowmick; S.K. Paul; B.K. Das
Source:
Aquatic ecosystem health & management 2022 v.24 no.4 pp. 23-33
ISSN:
1463-4988
Subject:
United States Environmental Protection Agency; absorption; aquatic ecosystems; biocenosis; detection limit; environmental health; environmental protection; guidelines; heavy metals; humans; pollution load; principal component analysis; risk; rivers; sediment contamination; sediments; India
Abstract:
... The Godavari is the largest river of peninsular India and receives a significant quantity of pollutants from diverse sources, including many industries, urban developments and agricultural fields. Such pollution is more prominent in the upper stretch of the river. This work aimed to assess the water and sediment contaminations of River Godavari for the presence of trace metals Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Pb a ...
DOI:
10.14321/aehm.024.04.05

17. Assessment of heavy metal pollution transfer and human exposure risks from the consumption of chicken grown in mining-surrounding areas

Author:
Sameh Elkribi-Boukhris; Naceur M’hamdi; Iteb Boughattas; Sondes Helaoui; Cecile Coriou; Sylvie Bussiere; Valerie Sappin-Didier; Mohamed Banni
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.4 pp. 5661-5673
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
chickens; food chain; heavy metals; human health; humans; models; pollution; research; risk; soil
Abstract:
... The purpose of this study was to assess heavy metal contamination in soil, plants, earthworms, and chicken in farmlands adjacent to an old mining site and to evaluate the potential exposure risks to humans through the consumption of chicken. For this purpose, soil, earthworms, plant, chickens, and eggs were sampled from 5 sites following a gradient of contamination. All samples were analyzed for h ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-15995-9

18. Assessment of heavy metals from pangasius and tilapia aquaculture in Bangladesh and human consumption risk

Author:
Md. Emranul Ahsan; Seikh Razibul Islam; Muhammad Abdur Razzak; Md. Lokman Ali; Mohammad Mahfujul Haque
Source:
Aquaculture international 2022 v.30 no.3 pp. 1407-1434
ISSN:
0967-6120
Subject:
aquaculture; arsenic; atomic absorption spectrometry; bioaccumulation factor; cadmium; chromium; condition factor; heavy metals; humans; kidneys; lead; liver; muscles; pollution; risk; Bangladesh
Abstract:
... Heavy metal levels in pangasius, tilapia, water, and sediments were studied in four commercial aquaculture regions of Bangladesh, and the related human consumption risk was estimated. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) was used to assess the concentration of heavy metals. Bioconcentration factor (BCF) and biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) were used to assess biota’s metal ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10499-022-00903-w

19. Association between cadmium and lead co-exposure, blood pressure, and hypertension: a cross-sectional study from northwest China

Author:
Honglong Zhang; Jun Yan; Jingping Niu; Haiping Wang; Xun Li
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2022 v.28 no.5-6 pp. 471-489
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
blood; cadmium; cross-sectional studies; diastolic blood pressure; dose response; environmental assessment; heavy metals; humans; hypertension; lead; models; risk; China
Abstract:
... Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) co-exposure have been inconsistently associated with blood pressure (BP) and hypertension (HTN). This cross-sectional study included 309 participants who completed a health examination and had blood Cd (Cd-B) and Pb (Pb-B) levels measured. The association between Cd, Pb, and their combined exposure levels, with systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and HTN wa ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2022.2067520

20. Association between urinary metal levels and slow vital capacity in Chinese preschoolers

Author:
Yang Liu; Lili Yu; Hongxian Ji; Meiqin Zhu; Yanli Liu; Ye Fu; Yao Zhang; Hongbo Li; Yanying Duan; Hongcheng Ding; Jing Wang
Source:
Human and ecological risk assessment 2022 v.28 no.5-6 pp. 621-634
ISSN:
1549-7860
Subject:
aluminum; atomic absorption spectrometry; copper; environmental assessment; heavy metals; humans; lead; lung function; rubidium; zinc
Abstract:
... Heavy metal exposure has been associated with lung function decline, but there is still a lack of evidence on preschoolers. In this study, we evaluated cross-sectional associations between urinary metal levels and slow vital capacity (SVC) in preschoolers. A total of 1284 children were selected from seven-kindergartens. Urinary concentrations of 23 metals were measured by inductively coupled plasm ...
DOI:
10.1080/10807039.2022.2084029