Towards an integrated health risk assessment framework of soil heavy metals pollution: Theoretical basis, conceptual model, and perspectives

S Yang, L Sun, Y Sun, K Song, Q Qin, Z Zhu… - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
The health risk of soil heavy metals pollution has been gaining increasing public concern.
However, many countries have not set their own health risk assessment (HRA) framework …

Ecological risk assessment of metals in sediments from three stagnant water bodies in Northern Turkey

M Varol, F Ustaoğlu, C Tokatlı - Current Pollution Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In recent years, anthropogenic activities have caused metal
pollution in the sediments of stagnant water bodies, and thus threatening aquatic …

Potentially hazardous elements in sediments and Ceratophyllum demersum: an ecotoxicological risk assessment in Miliç Wetland, Samsun, Türkiye

H Topaldemir, B Taş, B Yüksel, F Ustaoğlu - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Potentially hazardous elements (PHEs) are non-biodegradable and accumulate in places
like water, soil, and plants where they endanger environmental health. There are a …

A holistic approach to the eco-geochemical risk assessment of trace elements in the estuarine sediments of the Southeastern Black Sea

H Aydın, Y Tepe, F Ustaoğlu - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The estuarine sediments were sampled seasonally along the southeast coast of the Black
Sea, to assess the concentrations, sources, distributions, and possible ecological risks of …

Spatial–temporal distribution and pollution indices of heavy metals in the Turnasuyu Stream sediment, Turkey

Y Tepe, A Şimşek, F Ustaoğlu, B Taş - Environmental monitoring and …, 2022 - Springer
The potential contamination levels and human health risk of heavy metals in sediment of the
Turnasuyu Stream in Ordu, Turkey, were evaluated comprehensively by taking seasonal …

Evaluation of heavy metals in water and sediments, pollution, and risk indices of Naltar Lakes, Pakistan

S Muhammad - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
This study examined the physicochemical parameters of water and sediments in the Naltar
Lakes, northern Pakistan. Water and sediments were sampled and analyzed for …

Pollution characteristics, sources and health risks assessment of potentially hazardous elements in sediments of ten ponds in the saros bay region (Türkiye)

C Tokatlı, M Varol, F Ustaoğlu, S Muhammad - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollution of lentic ecosystems by potentially hazardous elements (PHE) due to human
activities has become a global concern. In this study, the contents of eight PHEs in the …

Risk assessment and source apportionment for metals in sediments of Kaptai Lake in Bangladesh using individual and synergistic indices and a receptor model

ARMT Islam, M Varol, MA Habib, R Khan - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Metal enrichment in lake sediments originating from multiple sources can threaten both the
aquatic ecosystem and human health. Therefore, assessment of the eco-environmental risks …

Heavy metals in river sediments: Contamination, toxicity, and source identification—A case study from Poland

M Sojka, J Jaskuła - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the spatial distribution, contamination, potential ecological risks and
quantities of pollutant sources of six heavy metals (HMs) in sediments of 47 rivers. The …

Contamination and ecological risk assessment of Cr, As, Cd and Pb in water and sediment of the southeastern Bay of Bengal coast in a develo** country

MS Islam, MT Islam, UB Antu, MSM Saikat, Z Ismail… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Safe levels of heavy metals in the surface water and sediment of the eastern Bay of Bengal
coast have not been universally established. Current study characterized heavy metals such …