Fish is a relatively cheap and accessible source of animal protein for human consumption
even in rural communities. It is critical for global food and nutrition security, and its …

Aquaculture is a significant industry in food production, and its contribution to food and
nutrition security is well acknowledged. Zambia's aquaculture production has continued to …

Heavy metal pollution in urban rivers corresponds to anthropogenic impacts. Considering
the environmental importance of the Winongo River for domestic use, agriculture, and …

Understanding the level of heavy metal contamination coupled with the assessment of
environmental and human risks associated with mine waste dumpsites is an important step …

Heavy metals cause deleterious effects on human health and drastically alter the
biogeochemical cycles within freshwater habitats. The main human activities leading to …

Surface sediments form an integral component of freshwater ecosystems and they are a
major sink-and-source for toxic pollutants, providing a reliable indication of a water body's …

The research aimed to examine the risk to human health from heavy metal (Fe, Pb, Zn, Cd,
Cu and As) accumulation in the tissues of swimming crabs collected from three stations …

The main question of the present study is how much are the former post-mining mounds
(PMM)-the ancient remnants of mining of a provisional nature located in forest areas …

Human activities have changed the global concentration of potentially toxic elements (PTEs)
and significantly altered the marine ecosystem. Little is known about the concentrations of …

The contamination of heavy metals in the Largescale Yellowfish (Labeobarbus
marequensis) from the Solwezi River in North-western Zambia was investigated. The fish …