Health consequences of exposure to e-waste: an updated systematic review

SM Parvez, F Jahan, MN Brune, JF Gorman… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Electronic waste (e-waste) contains numerous chemicals harmful to human and ecological
health. To update a 2013 review assessing adverse human health consequences of …

Environmental exposure to low-level lead (Pb) co-occurring with other neurotoxicants in early life and neurodevelopment of children.

JG Dórea - Environmental Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) is a worldwide environmental contaminant that even at low levels influences brain
development and affects neurobehavior later in life; nevertheless it is only a small fraction of …

Toxic chemicals from uncontrolled e-waste recycling: Exposure, body burden, health impact

S Lin, MU Ali, C Zheng, Z Cai, MH Wong - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Uncontrolled electronic-waste (e-waste) recycling processes have induced serious
environmental pollution and human health impacts. This paper reviewed studies on the wide …

[HTML][HTML] From inequitable to sustainable e-waste processing for reduction of impact on human health and the environment

B Ádám, T Göen, PTJ Scheepers, D Adliene… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recycling of electric and electronic waste products (e-waste) which amounted to more than
50 million metric tonnes per year worldwide is a massive and global operation …

When pharmaceutical drugs become environmental pollutants: Potential neural effects and underlying mechanisms

P Vaudin, C Augé, N Just, S Mhaouty-Kodja… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical drugs have become consumer products, with a daily use for some of them.
The volume of production and consumption of drugs is such that they have become …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental toxicity of cadmium in infants and children: A review

L Chandravanshi, K Shiv, S Kumar - … Analysis, Health and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Several millions of people are exposed to cadmium worldwide due to natural and
anthropogenic activities that led to their widespread distribution in the environment and have …

E-waste lead exposure and children's health in China

X Zeng, X Huo, X Xu, D Liu, W Wu - Science of The Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
China is one of the countries worldwide confronted with serious e-waste pollution and
associated detrimental health effects, which has aroused public, academic and …

The molecular mechanisms of adaptive response related to environmental stress

A Rossnerova, A Izzotti, A Pulliero, A Bast… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The exposure of living organisms to environmental stress triggers defensive responses
resulting in the activation of protective processes. Whenever the exposure occurs at low …

Impacts of water deficit and post-drought irrigation on transpiration rate, root activity, and biomass yield of Festuca arundinacea during phytoextraction

X Peng, J Li, L Sun, Y Gao, M Cao, J Luo - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Water deficit is a hazardous threat to phytoremediation, while the photosynthetic efficiency of
plant leaves can rapidly recover after post-drought irrigation, thereby enhancing the root …

Health repercussions of environmental exposure to lead: Methylation perspective

SS Shiek, MS Mani, SP Kabekkodu, HS Dsouza - Toxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) exposure has been a major public health concern for a long time now due to its
permanent adverse effects on the human body. The process of lead toxicity has still not been …