Global evaluation of heavy metal content in surface water bodies: A meta-analysis using heavy metal pollution indices and multivariate statistical analyses

V Kumar, RD Parihar, A Sharma, P Bakshi, GPS Sidhu… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Water is polluted by increasing activities of population and the necessity to provide them
with goods and services that use water as a vital resource. The contamination of water due …

Heavy metal contamination status in Greek surface waters: A review with application and evaluation of pollution indices

I Karaouzas, N Kapetanaki, A Mentzafou… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination of the aquatic environment is of worldwide concern, due to the
toxicity of metals and their lethal effects on aquatic organisms. The investigation of heavy …

Review of chitosan composite as a heavy metal adsorbent: Material preparation and properties

S Begum, NY Yuhana, NM Saleh, NHN Kamarudin… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large amount of wastewater is typically discharged into water bodies and has extremely
harmful effects to aquatic environments. The removal of heavy metals from water bodies is …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage pollution, declining ecosystem health, and cross-sector collaboration

SL Wear, V Acuña, R McDonald, C Font - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
It is well established that a global sanitation crisis threatens humans. By comparison, much
less attention has been given to address the effects of this crisis on the health of ecosystems …

Manganese: The overlooked contaminant in the world largest mine tailings dam collapse

HM Queiroz, SC Ying, M Abernathy, D Barcellos… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Manganese (Mn) is an abundant element in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems and an
essential micronutrient in the metabolic processes of plants and animals. Mn is generally not …

Toxic effects of cadmium on fish

Y Liu, Q Chen, Y Li, L Bi, L **, R Peng - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Large amounts of enriched cadmium (Cd) in the environment seriously threatens the healthy
and sustainable development of the aquaculture industry and greatly restricts the …

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in some commercially important fishes from a tropical river estuary suggests higher potential health risk in children than adults

ASS Ahmed, S Sultana, A Habib, H Ullah, N Musa… - Plos one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The Karnaphuli River estuary, located in southeast coast of Bangladesh, is largely exposed
to heavy metal contamination as it receives a huge amount of untreated industrial effluents …

A review on heavy metal-induced toxicity in fishes: Bioaccumulation, antioxidant defense system, histopathological manifestations, and transcriptional profiling of …

M Kumar, S Singh, A Jain, S Yadav, A Dubey… - Journal of Trace …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aim This review provides information about heavy metal occurrence in the environment,
destructive mechanisms, and lethal effects on fish. Summary Heavy metals (HMs) are one of …

Metal concentrations in surface water and sediments from Pardo River, Brazil: human health risks

RIS Alves, CF Sampaio, M Nadal, M Schuhmacher… - Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Pardo River (Brazil) is suffering from an important anthropogenic impact due to the
pressure of highly populated areas and the influence of sugarcane cultivation. The objective …