Status and advances of deep eutectic solvents for metal separation and recovery

Z Yuan, H Liu, WF Yong, Q She, J Esteban - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing discharge of metal-associated waste not only causes growing concerns on
the environment and human health but also accelerates the depletion of natural metal …

[HTML][HTML] Iron ore tailings: characterization and applications

OR Carmignano, SS Vieira, APC Teixeira… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Currently, approximately 1.4 billion tons per year of iron ore tailing wastes (IOT) are
generated, mainly in Australia, Brazil, and China. This work describes the characterization …

[HTML][HTML] Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and …

AE Schumacher, HH Kyu, A Aali, C Abbafati, J Abbas… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of
population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on …

Microplastics in the olfactory bulb of the human brain

LF Amato-Lourenço, KC Dantas, GR Júnior… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Microplastic (MP) pollution is an emerging environmental and health concern.
While MPs have been detected in various human tissues, their presence in the human brain …

Tracking the occurrence of psychotropic pharmaceuticals in Brazilian wastewater treatment plants and surface water, with assessment of environmental risks

RC Pivetta, C Rodrigues-Silva, AR Ribeiro… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract According to the World Health Organization,> 360 million people worldwide suffer
from mental diseases such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder, for which …

Contaminantes emergentes em matrizes aquáticas do Brasil: cenário atual e aspectos analíticos, ecotoxicológicos e regulatórios

CC Montagner, C Vidal, RD Acayaba - Química nova, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
Emerging contaminants occur in parts per trillion or less in aquatic matrices. The effects
related to the exposure of aquatic biota and human to them have been identified for different …

Associations between long-term exposure to PM2. 5 and site-specific cancer mortality: A nationwide study in Brazil between 2010 and 2018

P Yu, R Xu, S Li, MSZS Coelho, PHN Saldiva… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Long-term exposure to PM 2.5 has been linked to lung cancer incidence and mortality, but
limited evidence existed for other cancers. This study aimed to assess the association …

[HTML][HTML] Titanium dioxide induced inflammation in the small intestine

CM Nogueira, WM de Azevedo, MLZ Dagli… - World journal of …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
AIM: To investigate the effects of titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanoparticles (NPTiO 2) and
microparticles (MPTiO 2) on the inflammatory response in the small intestine of mice …

Biomass burning particles in the Brazilian Amazon region: Mutagenic effects of nitro and oxy-PAHs and assessment of health risks

MF de Oliveira Galvao, N de Oliveira Alves… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Emissions from burning of biomass in the Amazon region have adverse effects on the
environment and human health. Herein, particulate matter (PM) emitted from biomass …

Genotoxic and epigenotoxic effects in mice exposed to concentrated ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from São Paulo city, Brazil

AAF de Oliveira, TF de Oliveira, MF Dias… - Particle and fibre …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background The Metropolitan Area of São Paulo has a unique composition of
atmospheric pollutants, and positive correlations between exposure and the risk of diseases …