The occurrence and health risks of toxic organic contaminants (TOCs) in the funeral industry
are relatively under-studied compared to other industries. An increasing body of literature …

The funeral industry is a potential reservoir of antibiotic resistance. The occurrence, human
exposure and health risks of antibiotic resistance in the funeral industry were examined. The …

With an increasing population, development of the country and a changing climate, demand
for fresh water has increased and is coupled with negatively impacted water resources. One …

The recent COVID-19 disease has highlighted the need for further research around the risk
to human health and the environment because of mass burial of COVID-19 victims. Despite …

Under pressure from surface water pollution and climate change, groundwater becomes a
critical water source. Information on groundwater quality could contribute to effective …

Cemeteries and crematoria are the main funeral ways used in the world nowadays. It is a
little-studied segment in the present days, mainly as for the possible environmental impacts …

Abstract Study region Lesser Himalayas, Paligad watershed, Tehri-Garhwal, Uttarakhand,
India Study focus This study evaluates the hydrogeochemical characteristics and water …

This study was carried out to assess the levels of physico-chemical parameters that could be
impacted by burial leakage and associated human health risks in Benin City, Nigeria. A total …

The importance of groundwater extends to both the current and future generations as an
essential resource. The objective of this review is to apply a meta-analysis consisting of …

Urbanization and population growth have resulted in the increase of construction of housing
and drilling boreholes around cemeteries causing potential public health and environmental …