Biological effects of human exposure to environmental cadmium

M Peana, A Pelucelli, CT Chasapis, SP Perlepes… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal for the human organism and for all ecosystems. Cd is
naturally found at low levels; however, higher amounts of Cd in the environment result from …

E-waste management: A review of recycling process, environmental and occupational health hazards, and potential solutions

R Ahirwar, AK Tripathi - Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2021 - Elsevier
The exponential growth in electronic waste (e-waste) comprising end-of-life electrical and
electronic equipment has emerged as a major environmental concern. E-waste recycling …

A review on detection of heavy metal ions in water–an electrochemical approach

MB Gumpu, S Sethuraman, UM Krishnan… - Sensors and actuators B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Most of the metal ions are carcinogens and lead to serious health concerns by producing
free radicals. Hence, fast and accurate detection of metal ions has become a critical issue …

Cadmium bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant system

M Shahid, C Dumat, S Khalid, NK Niazi… - … and toxicology volume …, 2017 - Springer
This review summarizes the findings of the most recent studies, published from 2000 to
2016, which focus on the biogeochemical behavior of Cd in soil-plant systems and its impact …

Metals and mechanisms of carcinogenesis

QY Chen, T DesMarais, M Costa - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Metal exposure is pervasive and not limited to sporadic poisoning events or toxic waste
sites. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are affected by chronic metal …

Cellular zinc metabolism and zinc signaling: from biological functions to diseases and therapeutic targets

B Chen, P Yu, WN Chan, F **e, Y Zhang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Zinc metabolism at the cellular level is critical for many biological processes in the body. A
key observation is the disruption of cellular homeostasis, often coinciding with disease …

Cellular mechanisms of cadmium-induced toxicity: a review

A Rani, A Kumar, A Lal, M Pant - International journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium is a widespread toxic pollutant of occupational and environmental concern
because of its diverse toxic effects: extremely protracted biological half-life (approximately …

A panoply of errors: polymerase proofreading domain mutations in cancer

E Rayner, IC Van Gool, C Palles, SE Kearsey… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Although it has long been recognized that the exonucleolytic proofreading activity intrinsic to
the replicative DNA polymerases Pol δ and Pol ε is essential for faithful replication of DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium sources, toxicity, resistance and removal by microorganisms-A potential strategy for cadmium eradication

Z Khan, A Elahi, DA Bukhari, A Rehman - Journal of Saudi Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most important toxic environmental heavy metals. Cd pollutes
the environment mainly from mining, metallurgy industry, pigments and plastic stabilizers …

Current status of cadmium as an environmental health problem

L Järup, A Åkesson - Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
Cadmium is a toxic metal occurring in the environment naturally and as a pollutant
emanating from industrial and agricultural sources. Food is the main source of cadmium …