Environmental health and risk assessment metrics with special mention to biotransfer, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of environmental pollutants

R Chormare, MA Kumar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The environment pollutants, which are landed up in environment because of human
activities like urbanization, mining and industrializations, affects human health, plants and …

A review of toxicity and mechanisms of individual and mixtures of heavy metals in the environment

X Wu, SJ Cobbina, G Mao, H Xu, Z Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
The rational for the study was to review the literature on the toxicity and corresponding
mechanisms associated with lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As) …

Impact of Microplastic Beads and Fibers on Waterflea (Ceriodaphnia dubia) Survival, Growth, and Reproduction: Implications of Single and Mixture Exposures

S Ziajahromi, A Kumar, PA Neale… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
There is limited knowledge regarding the adverse effects of wastewater-derived
microplastics, particularly fibers, on aquatic biota. In this study, we examined the acute (48 h) …

Heavy metal mixture exposure and effects in develo** nations: an update

BO Anyanwu, AN Ezejiofor, ZN Igweze, OE Orisakwe - Toxics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The drive for development and modernization has come at great cost. Various human
activities in developed and develo** countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Quantifying synergy: a systematic review of mixture toxicity studies within environmental toxicology

N Cedergreen - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Cocktail effects and synergistic interactions of chemicals in mixtures are an area of great
concern to both the public and regulatory authorities. The main concern is whether some …

Effect-directed analysis supporting monitoring of aquatic environments—an in-depth overview

W Brack, S Ait-Aissa, RM Burgess, W Busch… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aquatic environments are often contaminated with complex mixtures of chemicals that may
pose a risk to ecosystems and human health. This contamination cannot be addressed with …

Predictive environmental risk assessment of chemical mixtures: a conceptual framework

T Backhaus, M Faust - Environmental science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Environmental risks of chemicals are still often assessed substance-by-substance,
neglecting mixture effects. This may result in risk underestimations, as the typical exposure …

Assessment of the potential ecotoxicological effects of pharmaceuticals in the world's rivers

A Bouzas‐Monroy, JL Wilkinson… - Environmental …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
During their production, use, and disposal, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) are
released into aquatic systems. Because they are biologically active molecules, APIs have …

Aquatic ecotoxicity of pharmaceuticals including the assessment of combination effects

M Cleuvers - Toxicology letters, 2003 - Elsevier
To evaluate the ecotoxicological potential of ten prescription drugs against aquatic
organisms from different taxonornical classes, a set of biotests were performed using the …

Environmental side effects of pharmaceutical cocktails: What we know and what we should know

MI Vasquez, A Lambrianides, M Schneider… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cocktails of pharmaceuticals are released in the environment after human consumption and
due to the incomplete removal at the wastewater treatment plants. Pharmaceuticals are …