Application of geoaccumulation index and enrichment factor for assessing metal contamination in the sediments of Hara Biosphere Reserve, Iran

M Nowrouzi, A Pourkhabbaz - Chemical Speciation & …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Surface sediments from the Hara Biosphere Reserve of the Persian Gulf were collected to
evaluate the contamination of metals including Pb, Cd, Ni and Fe. The sediment samples …

Occurrence, origin and health risk of arsenic and potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in sediments and fish tissues from the geothermal area of the Khiav River, Ardebil …

A Shakeri, MS Fard, B Mehrabi, MR Mehr - Journal of Geochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Arsenic is the main pollutant in water, sediments and fish.•High risk index values
are observed in pollution hotspots mainly due to As pollution.•As, Cr and Pb are mostly …

Marine molluscs as a potential drug cabinet: an overview

P Pati, BK Sahu, RC Panigrahy - 2015 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Marine molluscs have emerged as an important source containing numerous unique
secondary metabolites which could be used for development of new drugs against many …

Health risk assessment and geospatial analysis of arsenic contamination in shallow aquifer along Ravi River, Lahore, Pakistan

SU Shahid, NA Abbasi, A Tahir, S Ahmad… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The exposure variation of arsenic from different ground and surface water sources has
remained unpredictable which may cause severe human health problems. The current study …

[PDF][PDF] Distribution and accumulation of heavy metals in sediments of the northern part of mangrove in Hara Biosphere Reserve, Qeshm Island (Persian Gulf).

R Zarezadeh, P Rezaee, R Lak… - Soil & Water …, 2017 - swr.agriculturejournals.cz
The mangrove of Hara Biosphere Reserve, stretching over 100 thousand hectares in the
southern coast of Iran and in the northwest of Qeshm Island, belongs to the most important …

Heavy metal in water and aquatic organisms from different intertidal ecosystems, Persian Gulf

S Rahmanpour, NF Ghorghani… - Environmental monitoring …, 2014 - Springer
Intertidal ecosystems are being damaged by anthropogenic activities, particularly in the
developing countries. In this study, the load of heavy metals was determined in water, fish …

The relationship between heavy metal (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni and Pb) levels and the size of benthic, benthopelagic and pelagic fish species, Persian Gulf

F Abdolahpur Monikh, A Safahieh, A Savari… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2013 - Springer
The concentration of heavy metals was determined in tissues of sole (Euryglossa orientalis),
mullet (Liza abu) and croacker fish (Johnius belangerii) from Musa estuary. Generally, the …

Concentration and human health implications of trace metals in fish of economic importance in Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria

NM Oguguah, M Onyekachi… - Journal of Health and …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background. The most significant sources of food-borne diseases are microbiological and
chemical hazards. The health risk due to consumption of food from aquatic ecosystems …

Distribution of Metals in the Tissues of Benthic, Euryglossa orientalis and Cynoglossus arel., and Bentho-Pelagic, Johnius belangerii., Fish from Three Estuaries …

F Abdolahpur Monikh, S Peery, O Karami… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Concentrations of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Fe and Zn were determined in the muscle,
liver and gills of three commercial benthic and pelagic fish species (Johnius belangerii …

Hair mercury and risk assessment for consumption of contaminated seafood in residents from the coast of the Persian Gulf, Iran

N Okati, A Esmaili-Sari - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 - Springer
The health risks of mercury exposure due to the high consumption of aquatic were assessed
for fishermen and non-fishermen families living on the Bandar Abbas, Bushehr, and …