Climate change and the emergent epidemic of CKD from heat stress in rural communities: the case for heat stress nephropathy

J Glaser, J Lemery, B Rajagopalan… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Climate change has led to significant rise of 0.8 C–0.9 C in global mean temperature over
the last century and has been linked with significant increases in the frequency and severity …

Uranium in drinking water: a public health threat

G Bjørklund, Y Semenova, L Pivina, M Dadar… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Uranium (U) has no known essential biological functions. Furthermore, it is well known for its
toxicity, radioactivity, and carcinogenic potency. Impacts on human health due to U exposure …

Pesticide exposures and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: an epidemiologic review

M Valcke, ME Levasseur, A Soares da Silva… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
The main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally are diabetes and hypertension
but epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) occur in Central …

CKD of uncertain etiology: a systematic review

J Lunyera, D Mohottige, M Von Isenburg… - Clinical journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Results We identified 1607 articles, of which 26 met inclusion criteria. Eighteen (69%) were
conducted in known CKDu–endemic countries: Sri Lanka (38%), Nicaragua (19%), and El …

Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka

S Rajapakse, MC Shivanthan… - International journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In the last two decades, chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu)
has emerged as a significant contributor to the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in …

[HTML][HTML] Endemic nephropathy around the world

FJ Gifford, RM Gifford, M Eddleston, N Dhaun - Kidney international reports, 2017 - Elsevier
There have been several global epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology
(CKDu). Some, such as Itai-Itai disease in Japan and Balkan endemic nephropathy, have …

Critical review on toxic contaminants in surface water ecosystem: sources, monitoring, and its impact on human health

PK Singh, U Kumar, I Kumar, A Dwivedi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Surface water pollution is a critical and urgent global issue that demands immediate
attention. Surface water plays a crucial role in supporting and sustaining life on the earth, but …

Medical geology in the framework of the sustainable development goals

J Bundschuh, JP Maity, S Mushtaq, M Vithanage… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exposure to geogenic contaminants (GCs) such as metal (loid) s, radioactive metals and
isotopes as well as transuraniums occurring naturally in geogenic sources (rocks, minerals) …

Tracing environmental aetiological factors of chronic kidney diseases in the dry zone of Sri Lanka—A hydrogeochemical and isotope approach

S Wickramarathna, S Balasooriya… - Journal of Trace …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiologies (CKDu) is increasingly recognized in
tropical regions and is now considered a global health problem. A detailed …

Risk factors for endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: Retrospect of water security in the dry zone

O Hettithanthri, S Sandanayake… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is receiving
considerable attention due to the serious threat to human health throughout the world …