Heavy metals: toxicity and human health effects

K Jomova, SY Alomar, E Nepovimova, K Kuca… - Archives of …, 2024‏ - Springer
Heavy metals are naturally occurring components of the Earth's crust and persistent
environmental pollutants. Human exposure to heavy metals occurs via various pathways …

Cadmium exposure and risk of hypertension: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

P Verzelloni, V Giuliano, LA Wise, T Urbano… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Background Exposure to environmental toxic metals represents a significant global public
health concern. Many studies have reported that cadmium (Cd) exposure increases the risk …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental Cadmium Exposure Induces an Increase in Systolic Blood Pressure by Its Effect on GFR

S Satarug, DA Vesey, S Yimthiang, T Khamphaya… - Stresses, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Chronic exposure to the nephrotoxic metal pollutant, cadmium (Cd), has been associated
with hypertension, but the mechanism by which it raises blood pressure is not understood …

Modulation of adverse health effects of environmental cadmium exposure by zinc and its transporters

A Cirovic, A Cirovic, S Yimthiang, DA Vesey, S Satarug - Biomolecules, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Zinc (Zn) is the second most abundant metal in the human body and is essential for the
function of 10% of all proteins. As metals cannot be synthesized or degraded, they must be …

Factors moderating cadmium bioavailability: Key considerations for comparing blood cadmium levels between groups

A Cirovic, A Cirovic - Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is recognized as a significant hazard to human health, with exposure linked
to a variety of adverse outcomes including various cancers, cardiovascular diseases …

Recommendations for the reference concentration of cadmium exposure based on a physiologically based toxicokinetic model integrated with a human respiratory …

Y Tang, T Lyu, H Cao, W Zhang, R Zhang, S Liu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) poses a significant threat to human health. However, chronic toxicity
parameters for inhalation exposure are lacking, especially for noncritical systemic toxic …

Impact of the environmental pollution on cardiovascular diseases: From epidemiological to molecular evidence

M Scimeca, V Palumbo, E Giacobbi, F Servadei… - Heliyon, 2024‏ - cell.com
Environmental pollution poses a significant threat to human health, particularly concerning
its impact on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). This review synthesizes epidemiological and …

Association of low-level heavy metal exposure with risk of chronic kidney disease and long-term mortality

PF Kuo, YT Huang, MH Chuang, MY Jiang - PloS one, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Background While the nephrotoxicity of lead and cadmium is well-established, the impact of
low-level exposure on risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and long-term health outcomes …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging breakthroughs in membrane filtration techniques and their application in agricultural wastewater treatment: Reusability aspects

R Kamalesh, S Karishma, A Saravanan… - … Chemistry for the …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Freshwater resources are becoming limited and are rapidly getting polluted due to
industrialization and urbanization. Water pollution is a pervasive global challenge both in …

Evaluating heavy metals-related risk in staple crops and making financing strategy for corresponding soil remediation across China

B Zhou, F Wang, H Li, Y Zhao, R Yang, H Huang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
China's staple crops face heavy metal (HMs) contamination, a widespread issue lacking a
national assessment. We used machine learning (ML) to assess risks of 8 HMs in rice …