Understanding the toxicity of chemicals to organisms requires considering the molecular
mechanisms involved as well as the relationships between exposure concentration and …

Trace elements (including heavy metals) can negatively affect the environment and the
health of living beings. Biomonitoring is a transdisciplinary tool to evaluate this pollution type …

Metals and metalloids are elemental substances that occur naturally in the Earth's crust, and
are variously incorporated into biological systems as structural components or proteins …

The transfer of lead, cadmium, zinc, mercury, copper and molybdenum from soil to the
tissues of small mammals inhabiting differently polluted areas in Slovenia was investigated …

In recent years, there have been increasing ecological and global concerns associated to
Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs). Thus, the relevance of wild mammals as biomonitors has …

Mining activity constitutes a potential source of heavy metal pollution in the environment.
Long-term exposure to heavy metals (eg, cadmium) has adverse health effects. Rodents …

Haematological (WBC, RBC, Hgb and Hct) and genotoxicity (MNT) parameters, hepatic
enzymatic activities (GST, GPx and GR), and a histopathological evaluation of liver, kidneys …

A preliminary study was undertaken to determine post-mining baseline accumulation of
selected trace metals, and histopathological alterations in free-living arctic hares (Lepus …

The long-term anthropogenic release of mercury (Hg) into the environment has led to
contamination of the biosphere, with all forms of Hg showing toxic effects and the ability to …

In this study, we investigated the toxic effects of water-soluble elements from a contaminated
soil via gavage in a single dose, simulating a geophagy event. The contaminated soil was …