Air pollution by particulate matter (PM) is one of the main threats to human health,
particularly in large cities where pollution levels are continually exceeded. According to their …

Workers in the mining and construction industries are at increased risk of respiratory and
other diseases as a result of being exposed to harmful levels of airborne particulate matter …

There are several pathologies, syndromes, and physiological processes in which autophagy
is involved. This process of self‐digestion that cells trigger as a survival mechanism is …

Worldwide, harmful emissions from coal power plants cause many illnesses contribute to
premature deaths burden. Despite its high impact on human health and being a major …

There is a growing concern in mining community about the contribution of nano-particulates
to miner's health. Despite the health influence of respirable dusts and associated lung …

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a by-product of the phosphate fertilizer industry that is produced
during the phosphoric acid production process. Annual global PG production ranges …

This work describes a novel fluorescent chemoprobe that uses carbon dots and silver
nanoparticles (AgNPs) to monitor mercury ions in aqueous samples attributed to the …

Obesity is a global health difficulty characterized by an excessive accumulation of fat that
increases body weight. Obesity has been studied in multiple animal models, of which those …

The present work investigates hazardous elements and nanomineralogical assemblages of
phosphogypsum waste from an abandoned phosphate fertilizer industry located in Santa …

Nanoscience and technology have enabled better insights into the environmental and
health impacts arising from the mining, production and use of fossil and mineral fuels. Here …