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) …

Lead has been used for thousands of years in different anthropogenic activities thanks to its
unique properties that allow for many applications such as the manufacturing of drinking …

Infants and toddlers are highly sensitive to contaminants in food. Chronic exposure can lead
to developmental delays, disorders of the nervous, urinary and immune systems, and to …

Millions of lead (Pb) pipes are still used in the drinking water distribution systems in many
regions in the world. Human exposure to Pb from contaminated drinking water continues to …

This review covers a wide body of literature to gain an understanding of the impacts of
informal activities related to metal extraction (primary mining and recycling) on early life …

This study aimed to investigate the blood concentration of 29 trace elements, metals or
metalloids, in a healthy population of Cotonou not directly exposed to metals in order to …

This paper reported available studies on blood lead level of childbearing age in Sub-
Saharan African women. PubMed and Google scholar databases were searched for original …

This commentary is an investigation of sources of lead (Pb) exposure in West Africa. Pb is
generally acknowledged as one of the most widespread environmental health hazards in …

Abstract Background Hunting throughout the European Union (EU) has left an accumulating
legacy of spent lead ammunition that has deleterious toxic effects upon the environment …

Abstract Background Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) contributes significantly to infant mortality
rates in sub-Saharan Africa and has consequences on survivors, such as preterm birth and …