Heavy metal mixture exposure and effects in developing nations: an update

BO Anyanwu, AN Ezejiofor, ZN Igweze, OE Orisakwe - Toxics, 2018 - mdpi.com
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) …

Current levels of heavy metal pollution in Africa

J Yabe, M Ishizuka, T Umemura - Journal of Veterinary Medical …, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Studies of environmental pollution in Africa indicate that toxic metal pollution has reached
unprecedented levels over the past decade. Human exposure to toxic metals has become a …

Determination of differential heavy metal and trace element accumulation in liver, gills, intestine and muscle of sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) from the Danube River in …

I Jarić, Ž Višnjić-Jeftić, G Cvijanović, Z Gačić… - Microchemical …, 2011 - Elsevier
The accumulation of heavy metals in fish has been extensively studied and well
documented. However, the research has been mainly focused on the muscle tissue, while …

Heavy metal pollution and the role of inorganic nanomaterials in environmental remediation

MB Mensah, DJ Lewis, NO Boadi… - Royal Society open …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Contamination of water and soil with toxic heavy metals is a major threat to human health.
Although extensive work has been performed on reporting heavy metal pollutions globally …

Risk of heavy metal ingestion from the consumption of two commercially valuable species of fish from the fresh and coastal waters of Ghana

F Gbogbo, A Arthur-Yartel, JA Bondzie, WP Dorleku… - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background The need to evaluate the human health safety of fishery resources remain
urgent in the mist of the ever-increasing fear of heavy metal toxicity from the consumption of …

[HTML][HTML] Bioaccumulation of metals in the planktonic food web in the Gulf of Guinea

LA Chevrollier, M Koski, J Søndergaard, S Trapp… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal contamination is a threat for marine ecosystems from an environmental, economic and
public health perspective, particularly in regions where local communities rely on marine …

Ecosystem services: a systematic review of provisioning and cultural ecosystem services in estuaries

S Booi, S Mishi, O Andersen - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is widely argued that humans deteriorate and vandalize ecosystems, yet little is known
about the advantages they receive from the same. The study employs the Preferred …

Ecological risk assessment and seasonal variation of heavy metals in water and sediment collected from industrially polluted Cuddalore coast, Southeastern India

A Vinothkannan, PE Charles, R Rajaram - Regional Studies in Marine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concentrations and ecological risk assessments for four heavy metals (Cu, Cd, Pb, and Zn)
were analysed. The seasonal variations of metals in water and sediments from sites with …

Assessment of trace metal pollution in surface sediments of Nemrut Bay, Aegean Sea

E Esen, F Kucuksezgin, E Uluturhan - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2010 - Springer
Surface sediments collected from nine stations in Nemrut Bay, Aegean Sea were analyzed
for trace metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, Cr, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ni, Fe, As, and Mg) and grain sizes. The results …

[PDF][PDF] Heavy metal pollution in sub-Saharan Africa and possible implications in cancer epidemiology

PS Fasinu, OE Orisakwe - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer …, 2013 - researchgate.net
The increasing scourge of cancer epidemiology is a global concern. With WHO emphasizing
that 40% of all cancer cases are preventable, exposure to known and suspected …