Chemical pollution as a driver of biodiversity loss and potential deterioration of ecosystem services in Eastern Africa: A critical review

W Cristiano, C Giacoma, M Carere, L Mancini - South African Journal of …, 2021 - ajol.info
Chemical pollution, ie the release of anthropogenic chemical substances into the
environment, is a driver of biodiversity loss. Although this issue has been widely investigated …

Narrative review of lead poisoning in humans caused by industrial activities and measures compatible with sustainable industrial activities in Republic of Zambia

H Nakata, SMM Nakayama, J Yabe, K Muzandu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) pollution and human exposure to Pb, is an important issue for the international
community to address being associated with 0.90 million deaths from long-term effects. The …

Environmental contamination characteristics of heavy metals from abandoned lead–zinc mine tailings in China

W Han, R Zhao, W Liu, Y Wang, S Zhang… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
China holds large-scale lead–zinc mineral resources; however, mining activities often cause
severe contamination by heavy metals. This study systemically assessed contamination by …

Social cost of mining-related lead (Pb) pollution in Kabwe, Zambia, and potential remediation measures

D Yamada, M Hiwatari, D Narita, P Hangoma… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) pollution has been one of the major environmental problems of worldwide
significance. It is a latent factor for several fatal illnesses, whereas the exposure to lead in …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the urban environment on the developmental stability, size and body condition of dice snakes (Natrix tessellata) living in artificial lakeside habitats

B Mészáros, J Bürgés, M Tamás, B Gál, A Bohus… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The expansion of urban areas leads to a decrease in natural habitats, resulting some
species to live in urban environments. Novel environmental factors might influence their …

Effect of chicken manure amendment on lead burden in mice: exposure to lead-spiked soil

NC Soe, YB Yohannes, T Ohigashi, H Nakata… - Journal of Soils and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Adding organic soil amendments, like animal manure, can alleviate the mobility of
lead (Pb). However, there is a scarcity of in vivo studies examining the impact of animal …

Human health risk assessment from lead exposure through consumption of raw cow milk from free-range cattle reared in the vicinity of a lead–zinc mine in Kabwe

G Zyambo, J Yabe, K Muzandu, E M'kandawire… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lead (Pb) contamination in the environment affects both humans and animals. Chronic
exposure to Pb via dietary intake of animal products such as milk from contaminated areas …

Spatial distributions, potential sources, and ecological risks of heavy metals in stream sediments in Zambia

H Sun, J Ren, J Wang, J Yu, L Zuo, X Wu… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
The ecological risk assessment and source identification of heavy metals (HMs) are
significant for resource utilization and food security. This study aims to assess the spatial …

Biological responses in pesticide exposed lizards (Podarcis siculus)

G Simbula, G Moltedo, B Catalano, G Martuccio… - Ecotoxicology, 2021 - Springer
The release of contaminants as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides into the environment
has been listed as one of the six major contributors to the global decline of reptiles. Although …

Constructing the active surface soil layer with ZVI-biochar amendment for simultaneous immobilization of As and Zn in both contaminated soil and groundwater …

X Chen, X Xu, Y Wei, X Wang, X Cao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the zero valent iron-biochar composite (ZVI-BC) was applied to construct an
active surface soil layer for the simultaneous remediation of As-Zn contaminated soil and …