Heavy metals and pesticides toxicity in agricultural soil and plants: Ecological risks and human health implications

A Alengebawy, ST Abdelkhalek, SR Qureshi, MQ Wang - Toxics, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Environmental problems have always received immense attention from scientists. Toxicants
pollution is a critical environmental concern that has posed serious threats to human health …

Copper imbalance in Alzheimer's disease: Convergence of the chemistry and the clinic

KP Kepp, R Squitti - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019‏ - Elsevier
In this perspective we list the many clinical, histopathological, genetic and chemical
observations relating copper to Alzheimer's disease (AD). We summarize how the …

Associations of a metal mixture measured in multiple biomarkers with IQ: evidence from Italian adolescents living near ferroalloy industry

JA Bauer, KL Devick, JF Bobb, BA Coull… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Research on the health effects of chemical mixtures has focused mainly on
early life rather than adolescence, a potentially important developmental life stage …

Quercetin alleviates perimenopausal depression induced by ovariectomy combined with chronic unpredictable mild stress through regulating serum elements and …

D Wang, J Wang, Z Yu, R Yao, J Zhang… - Biological Trace Element …, 2024‏ - Springer
This study investigated the effects of quercetin on the alterations of serum elements in
perimenopausal depression rat model induced by ovariectomy combined with chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Is copper still safe for us? What do we know and what are the latest literature statements?

AE Charkiewicz - Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Copper (Cu) is a precious metal and one of the three most abundant trace elements in the
body (50–120 mg). It is involved in a large number of cellular mechanisms and pathways …

Health effects of heavy metal contaminants Vis-à-Vis microbial response in their bioremediation

A Singh, I Kostova - Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Toxic heavy metals are currently significant environmental pollutants as their growing
ecotoxicity becomes a serious public health concern. Their multiple application in several …

Airborne copper exposure in school environments associated with poorer motor performance and altered basal ganglia

J Pujol, R Fenoll, D Macià… - Brain and …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Children are more vulnerable to the effects of environmental elements. A variety
of air pollutants are among the identified factors causing neural damage at toxic …

Research progress on distribution, harm and control technology of heavy metals in soil

R Yu, CAO Wengeng, X Shunyu, L **angzhi… - Geology in …, 2024‏ - geochina.cgs.gov.cn
Objective Heavy metals such as cadmium, chromium, lead, copper and zinc are typical
harmful elements in soil. Excessive intake can inhibit the growth and development of the …

Are high copper levels related to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis of articles published between 2011 and 2022

F Scolari Grotto, V Glaser - Biometals, 2024‏ - Springer
Copper performs an important role in the brain, but in high levels it can be neurotoxic.
Further, some authors have described that copper dyshomeostasis could be related with …

Maternal copper status and neuropsychological development in infants and preschool children

R Amorós, M Murcia, L González… - International Journal of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Copper (Cu) is an essential element involved in biological processes;
however, excessive Cu could be harmful because of its reactive nature. Very few studies …