A review of toxicity and mechanisms of individual and mixtures of heavy metals in the environment

X Wu, SJ Cobbina, G Mao, H Xu, Z Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
The rational for the study was to review the literature on the toxicity and corresponding
mechanisms associated with lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As) …

Arsenic and human health effects: A review

KSM Abdul, SS Jayasinghe, EPS Chandana… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is ubiquitous in nature and humans being exposed to arsenic via atmospheric
air, ground water and food sources are certain. Major sources of arsenic contamination …

Toxic metal exposure as a possible risk factor for COVID-19 and other respiratory infectious diseases

AV Skalny, TRR Lima, T Ke, JC Zhou… - Food and Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple medical, lifestyle, and environmental conditions, including smoking and particulate
pollution, have been considered as risk factors for COronaVIrus D isease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Infant Infections and Respiratory Symptoms in Relation to in Utero Arsenic Exposure in a US Cohort

SF Farzan, Z Li, SA Korrick… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Arsenic has been linked to disrupted immune function and greater infection
susceptibility in highly exposed populations. Well arsenic levels above the US EPA limit …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity of heavy metals

EL Ungureanu, G Mustatea - Environmental Impact and …, 2022 - intechopen.com
Heavy metals are elements who exist naturally in the environment, but rapid urbanization
and industrialization led to increased levels of these metals. These metals can reach the …

Arsenic exposure alters lung function and airway inflammation in children: a cohort study in rural Bangladesh

S Ahmed, E Akhtar, A Roy, OS von Ehrenstein… - Environment …, 2017 - Elsevier
Exposure to arsenic has been associated with increased risk of reduced lung function in
adults, but the adverse impacts in early life are unclear. We aim to examine whether prenatal …

Chronic low level arsenic exposure evokes inflammatory responses and DNA damage

K Dutta, P Prasad, D Sinha - … journal of hygiene and environmental health, 2015 - Elsevier
The cross-sectional study investigated the impact of chronic low level arsenic (As) exposure
(11–50 μg/L) on CD14 expression and other inflammatory responses in rural women of West …

[PDF][PDF] Role of mitochondria, ROS, and DNA damage in arsenic induced carcinogenesis

CH Lee, HS Yu - Front Biosci (Schol Ed), 2016 - article.imrpress.com
1. ABSTRACT The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) declared arsenic a
class I carcinogen. Arsenic exposure induces several forms of human cancers, including …

Paradoxical effects of arsenic in the lungs

C Ren, Y Zhou, W Liu, Q Wang - Environmental Health and Preventive …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract High levels (> 100 ug/L) of arsenic are known to cause lung cancer; however,
whether low (≤ 10 ug/L) and medium (10 to 100 ug/L) doses of arsenic will cause lung …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal and childhood exposure to inorganic arsenic and airway allergy–A 15-Year birth cohort follow-up study

TL Tsai, WT Lei, CC Kuo, HL Sun, PH Su… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of allergic diseases in children has increased globally. Early-
life exposure to inorganic arsenic has been found to be associated with impaired immune …