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 …

Heavy metal (loid) s contaminations in soils of Pakistan: a review for the evaluation of human and ecological risks assessment and spatial distribution

IU Din, S Muhammad, IU Rehman - Environmental Geochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal (loid) s (HM) contaminations in the soil poses threats to the human and
ecological community due to their bioaccumulation, toxicity, and persistent nature in the …

Appraisal of metallic accumulation in the surface sediment of a fish breeding dam in Türkiye: A stochastical approach to ecotoxicological risk assessment

B Yüksel, F Ustaoğlu, H Aydın, C Tokatlı… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the levels and patterns of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in surface
sediment of Almus Dam Lake (ADL), a key fish breeding site in Türkiye. PTE concentrations …

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 …

Metal pollution assessment in the surface sediments of a river system in Türkiye: Integrating toxicological risk assessment and source identification

F Ustaoğlu, B Yüksel, Y Tepe, H Aydın… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the surface sediments of the
Abdal River system, a critical water source for Samsun province, Türkiye, due to the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Metals and phosphorus in the sediments of streams emptying into the Çanakkale strait (Dardanelles): Spatial distribution, pollution status, risk assessment and source …

M Varol, C Tokatlı - Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The Çanakkale Strait is exposed to various pollutants due to its strategic location. It is
thought that stream inputs may contribute significantly to metal and phosphorus (P) …