A healthy indoor environment is critical for children due to the severe effect of poor indoor air
quality (IAQ) on their overall well-being. Day-care centres (DCCs) are important indoor …

Contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in children's toys and jewelry is an
ongoing problem where PTEs can become bioavailable especially via oral pathway …

Every day humans are exposed to mixtures of chemicals, such as lead (Pb) and manganese
(Mn). An underappreciated aspect of studying the health effects of mixtures is the role that …

Heavy metals are the harmful elements, regarded as carcinogens. Nevertheless, owing to
their physical and chemical properties, they are still used in the production of several …

In Brazil, there are scarce data on lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) contamination, especially for
more vulnerable populations such as preschool children. In this paper, we answer two …

Environmental exposure of preschool children to mercury can elevate blood mercury levels
(BML) and negatively affect their health. This study aimed to determine BML in preschool …

In the past decades, efforts to eliminate lead from gasoline, paint and drinking water around
the world have substantially reduced human blood lead levels. This study was therefore …

Chronic physiological stress and hepatic injury were explored in this cross-sectional study
using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007 …

At the global scale, persistent lead (Pb) pollution has been considered as a major threat for
human health due to its exposure through numerous pathways. The scientific literature …

Broken Hill, the oldest silver (Ag)–zinc (Zn)–lead (Pb) mining community in Australia, has a
legacy and ongoing problem of environmental Pb exposure that was identified as early as …