The drive for development and modernization has come at great cost. Various human
activities in developed and developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a growing public health concern worldwide.
Consumption of foodstuffs is currently thought to be one of the principal exposure routes to …

Abstracts Heavy metals play an important endocrine-disrupting role in the health
consequences. However, the endocrine-disrupting mechanism of heavy metals is unclear …

Objectives: Cases of miscarriage and stillbirths due to heavy metal poisoning continue to be
on the rise in developing nations. In these countries like Nigeria, the menace of miscarriage …

All individuals are exposed to certain chemical, physical, biological, environmental as well
as occupational factors. The data pertaining to role of these factors on female reproduction …

Background Endocrine-related adverse health effects from exposure to heavy metals such
as lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury are yet to be adequately described. The purpose of …

Heavy metals are considered major pollutants of aquatic environments due to the difficulty of
metabolization and the bioaccumulative potential in tissues of aquatic organisms, especially …

The objectives of this research were, first, to determine the concentrations of certain heavy
metals in the edible tissue of wild brown trout (Salmo trutta trutta) from two different rivers …

The frequent exposure and accumulation of heavy metals in organisms cause serious health
issues affecting a range of organs such as the brain, liver, and reproductive organs in adults …

Observational studies have indicated that low-to-moderate exposure to cadmium (Cd), lead
(Pb), and mercury (Hg) adversely affects birth anthropometry, but results are inconclusive …