Thinking globally, acting locally in the 21st century: Bamboo to bioproducts and cleaned mine sites

MT Timko, TM Woodard, AE Graham, JA Bennett… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Current solutions to global challenges place tension between global benefits and local
impacts. The result is increasing opposition to implementation of beneficial climate policies …

The concentration of potentially hazardous elements (PHEs) in drinking water and non-carcinogenic risk assessment: A case study in Bandar Abbas, Iran

HR Ghaffari, Z Kamari, V Ranaei, Z Pilevar… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, concentration of potentially hazardous elements (PHEs) including slice (Si),
strontium (Sr), aluminum (Al), Fluoride (F), Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn), Barium (Ba), Lead (Pb) …

Two decades of heavy metal fluctuations in wastewater sludge in Lithuania with evolving trends and implications for treatment efficiency

P Jachimowicz, A Radzevičius, P Wojnarová… - Journal of Geochemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the temporal trends and seasonal variations in heavy metal
concentrations within sewage sludge from the Kaunas wastewater treatment plant in …

Preparation and characterization of functionalized cellulose nanomaterials (CNMs) for Pb (II) ions removal from wastewater

H Tsade, ST Anshebo, FK Sabir - Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their remarkable properties, cellulose nanomaterials are emerging materials for
wastewater (WW) treatment. In this study, both pristine cellulose nanomaterial (CNM) and …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of impaired kidney function in the community around the Morosi nickel mines

T Tasnim - Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Preliminary studies showed that almost 50% of the people around the Morosi nickel mining
industry had very high creatinine levels (26 mmol/l). High creatinine levels indicate impaired …

The groundwater geochemistry and the human health risk assessment of drinking water in an area with a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown …

WSM Botheju, JA Liyanage… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) has become an alarming health issue
in Sri Lanka. The disease is more notable among farming communities and people who …

Chemometric assessment of bioaccumulation and contamination pathways for toxic metals in diet and environment: implications for chronic kidney disease of …

RA Perera, RT Perera, UP Liyanage… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Prolonged consumption of foods containing toxic metals can elevate the risk of
noncommunicable diseases, including chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) …

Chemically modified cellulose nanomaterial for remediation of nickel and lead from secondary runoff industrial wastewater

HT Kara, HCA Murthy, TN Kumar… - Water Practice & …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
An innovative and chemically amended succinic anhydride cellulose nanomaterial (S-CNM)
adsorbent was synthesized from dried stem of Eichhornia crassipes weed, and was …

Risk assessment of heavy metals in the freshwater lake sediments around Eppawala phosphate deposit, Sri Lanka

NM Batapola, NP Dushyantha… - Journal of the National …, 2024 - jnsfsl.sljol.info
Abstract The Eppawala area in Sri Lanka has an agricultural-based economy. As a result,
the recent agricultural intensification could increase the risk of heavy metal contamination in …

[HTML][HTML] A Serious Case of Poisoning Caused by Oral Ingestion of Water-Soluble Fertilizer

W Ye, S Lin, C Zheng, C Cao - Emergency Care and Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Current research is mostly focused on the impact of fertilizers on human health when they
are ingested through food; the main form of this is chronic damage. Intoxication through oral …