Effects of lead and cadmium on the immune system and cancer progression

M Ebrahimi, N Khalili, S Razi… - … of Environmental Health …, 2020 - Springer
In our daily life, we are surrounded by harmful pollutants, including heavy metals that are not
visible in the macroscopic view easily. Heavy metals can disrupt different aspects of human …

The urban lead (Pb) burden in humans, animals and the natural environment

R Levin, CLZ Vieira, MH Rosenbaum, K Bischoff… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Centuries of human activities, particularly housing and transportation practices from the late
19th century through the 1980's, dispersed hundreds of millions of tons of lead into our …

Heavy metals in honey and poultry eggs as indicators of environmental pollution and potential risks to human health

A Zergui, S Boudalia, ML Joseph - Journal of Food Composition and …, 2023 - Elsevier
During recent decades, adverse effects of unexpected contaminants, such as heavy metals
on widely consumed diets have threatened human health. The objective of this study was to …

Lead seasonality in humans, animals, and the natural environment

R Levin, CLZ Vieira, DC Mordarski… - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Lead adversely impacts the health of humans, animals, and the natural environment. Higher
lead burdens in warm weather occur in humans, domesticated and wild animals; land and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the botanical origin of polish honeys based on physicochemical properties and bioactive components with chemometric analysis

M Tarapatskyy, P Sowa, G Zaguła, M Dżugan… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Is it possible to characterize the types of honey based on their chemical composition, their
content of bioactive substances, and their physicochemical properties? The objective of this …

Causes of mortality in backyard poultry in eight states in the United States

KJ Cadmus, A Mete, M Harris… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
A comprehensive understanding of common diseases of backyard poultry flocks is important
to providing poultry health information to flock owners, veterinarians, and animal health …

Potential contaminants and hazards in alternative chicken bedding materials and proposed guidance levels: a review

PF Gerber, N Gould, E McGahan - Poultry Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Bedding material or litter is an important requirement of meat chicken production which can
influence bird welfare, health, and food safety. A substantial increase in demand and cost of …

[HTML][HTML] Ratiometric G-quadruplex assay for robust lead detection in food samples

Y Liu, H Yang, R Wan, MR Khan, N Wang, R Busquets… - Biosensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lead (Pb2+) pollution is a serious food safety issue, rapid detection of Pb2+ residual in food
is vital to guarantee food quality and safety. Here we proposed ratiometric aptamer probes …

Lead poisoning of backyard chickens: implications for urban gardening and food production

T Yazdanparast, V Strezov, P Wieland, YJ Lai… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased interest in backyard food production has drawn attention to the risks associated
with urban trace element contamination, in particular lead (Pb) that was used in abundance …

Trace element composition of Gallus gallus domesticus eggs and health risks associated with their consumption in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

SC Izah, AO Aigberua… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - publish.kne-publishing.com
Using a multivariate approach, this study investigated the trace element composition and
concentration in Gallus gallus domesticus eggs. A total of 51 freshly laid Gallus gallus …