The uptake and bioaccumulation of heavy metals by food plants, their effects on plants nutrients, and associated health risk: a review
Heavy metal contamination is a globally recognized environmental issue, threatening
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …
The role of ions, heavy metals, fluoride, and agrochemicals: critical evaluation of potential aetiological factors of chronic kidney disease of multifactorial origin …
SJ Wimalawansa - Environmental geochemistry and health, 2016 - Springer
The pollution of water and food through human waste and anthropogenic activities,
including industrial waste and agricultural runoff, is a mounting problem worldwide. Water …
including industrial waste and agricultural runoff, is a mounting problem worldwide. Water …
Toxicological assessment of heavy metals accumulated in vegetables and fruits grown in Ginfel river near Sheba Tannery, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
The accumulation of heavy metals in vegetables resulting from irrigation with contaminated
water obtained from industrial effluents may create a potential public health risk. We …
water obtained from industrial effluents may create a potential public health risk. We …
Neurodevelopmental outcomes among 2-to 3-year-old children in Bangladesh with elevated blood lead and exposure to arsenic and manganese in drinking water
EG Rodrigues, DC Bellinger, L Valeri, MOSI Hasan… - Environmental …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The people of Bangladesh are currently exposed to high
concentrations of arsenic and manganese in drinking water, as well as elevated lead in …
concentrations of arsenic and manganese in drinking water, as well as elevated lead in …
Child lead exposure near abandoned lead acid battery recycling sites in a residential community in Bangladesh: risk factors and the impact of soil remediation on …
Lead is a potent neurotoxin that is particularly detrimental to children's cognitive
development. Batteries account for at least 80% of global lead use and unsafe battery …
development. Batteries account for at least 80% of global lead use and unsafe battery …
Sources of blood lead exposure in rural Bangladesh
Lead (Pb) exposure is a major public health problem worldwide. Although high levels of Pb
in blood in Bangladesh have been documented, the dominant Pb sources contributing to …
in blood in Bangladesh have been documented, the dominant Pb sources contributing to …
Nutritional status and diet as predictors of children's lead concentrations in blood and urine
Lead exposure remains an important public health problem. Contaminated foods may act as
a source of lead exposure, while certain nutrients may reduce lead absorption. We …
a source of lead exposure, while certain nutrients may reduce lead absorption. We …
Clerodendrum viscosum leaves attenuate lead-induced neurotoxicity through upregulation of BDNF-Akt-Nrf2 pathway in mice
Ethnopharmacological relevance Clerodendrum viscosum is an important medicinal plant in
Ayurveda in Bangladesh and its leaves are used as a remedy for various diseases such as …
Ayurveda in Bangladesh and its leaves are used as a remedy for various diseases such as …
House sparrows as sentinels of childhood lead exposure
Our understanding of connections between human and animal health has advanced
substantially since the canary was introduced as a sentinel of toxic conditions in coal mines …
substantially since the canary was introduced as a sentinel of toxic conditions in coal mines …
Maternal lead exposure decreases the levels of brain development and cognition-related proteins with concomitant upsurges of oxidative stress, inflammatory …
The presence of lead (Pb) in fetal brain may affect brain development-related proteins. We
studied whether gestational/lactational Pb-exposure affects oxidative stress …
studied whether gestational/lactational Pb-exposure affects oxidative stress …