Treatment processes and analysis of rainwater quality for human use and consumption regulations, treatment systems and quality of rainwater

C Morales-Figueroa, LA Castillo-Suárez… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Water stress resulting from population growth, high water demand, and climate change
currently represents an environmentally derived social and economic problem at global …

Toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics to human embryonic kidney cells and human normal liver cells: Effect of particle size and Pb2+ enrichment

Y Li, Y Li, J Li, Z Song, C Zhang, B Guan - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics pollution in drinking water has aroused wide concern, but their effects on
human health are still poorly understood. Herein we explore the responses of human …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary exposure to toxic elements and the health of young children: methodological considerations and data needs

K Kordas, A Cantoral, G Desai, O Halabicky… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Concerns have been raised regarding toxic-element (arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury)
contamination of commercially available infant foods around the world. Young children are …

[HTML][HTML] Drinking water as a substantial source of toxic alkali, alkaline and heavy metals: Toxicity and their implications on human health

MA Azzam, MR Khan, HM Youssef - Journal of King Saud University …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives The objective of the current study was to optimize a highly sensitive method
utilizing microwave digestion and iCAP quadrupole inductively coupled plasma mass …

Secular trends in blood lead concentrations of school-age children in Montevideo, Uruguay from 2009 to 2019

EI Queirolo, K Kordas, G Martínez, Z Ahmed… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lead exposure continues to be a public health problem globally, yet very few countries
perform systematic biomonitoring or surveillance of children's blood lead levels (BLLs) …

Diet quality and blood lead levels in Uruguayan first graders

K Kordas, M Thomas, AE Millen, EI Queirolo… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Foods are a potential source of lead but also contain nutrients that counteract the
intestinal absorption of lead. Translatable evidence is needed to better understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Association Between Urinary Metal Levels and Chronic Kidney Dysfunction in Rural China: A Study on Sex-Specific Differences

K Teng, Q Guan, Q Liu, X Mo, L Luo, J Rong, T Zhang… - Toxics, 2025 - mdpi.com
Background: While current epidemiological studies have documented associations between
environmental metals and renal dysfunction, the majority have concentrated on plasma …

Electro-galvanic alkalization and treatment of rainwater to obtain drinking water

C Morales-Figueroa, I Linares-Hernández… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Rainwater Electro-Galvanic Alkalization (EGA) was performed using copper and
magnesium (1: 1) electrode. Efficiently removal of pollutants without external energy …

Association Between Diet Quality and Blood Lead Levels in Uruguayan First Graders

MA Thomas - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Objective We investigated if diet quality was associated with BLL and explored effect
modification by sex and obesity. Methods Uruguayan first graders were enrolled in the Salud …

Neighborhoods, Lead Exposure and Child Behavior: Disentangling the Complex Role of Environmental Factors on Child Behavior Problems

S Frndak - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Behavior problems in childhood and adolescence are prevalent with long-term
consequences for academic achievement, physical and mental health. The causes of early …