Comprehensive review of nickel biogeochemistry, bioavailability, and health risks in the environment

A Kumar, V Kumar, M Thakur, P Bakshi… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated nickel (Ni) content in soils and water cause a potential threat to food safety and
human health. Owing to its numerous uses from common domestic items to industrial usage …

Presence of Heavy Metals in Vegetables Irrigated with Wastewater-Impacted Rivers and Its Health Risks in Ethiopia: Systematic Review

B Negassa, D Dadi, NE Soboksa… - Environmental Health …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Vegetables play critical role in human nutrition and overall health. However,
consumption of vegetables cultivated through wastewater-impacted river can be source of …

The contents of essential and toxic metals in coffee beans and soil in Dale Woreda, Sidama Regional State, Southern Ethiopia

YS Berego, SS Sota, M Ulsido, EM Beyene - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background For developing countries such as Ethiopia, coffee is a commodity of great
economic, social, and environmental importance. No detailed investigations have been …

Essential role of multi-element data in interpreting elevated element concentrations in areas impacted by both natural and anthropogenic influences

M Petrović, G Medunić, Ž Fiket - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Background This article presents a detailed analysis of a dataset consisting of 27 elements
found in soils, soil eluates, and vegetables from private gardens in a region with a long …

Assessment of the level of heavy metals absorbed from farm soil by tomato during production and its health implications to consumers in Gida Ayana District, Ethiopia

D Dessu, MB Regasa - International Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The contamination of soil with heavy metals is common and it can be a major source of
transfer metals into tomatoes and is regarded as a primary path of human exposure to these …