Pollutants inducing epigenetic changes and diseases

VJ Sharavanan, M Sivaramakrishnan… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Pollution is a major issue impacting the health of life and ecosystems. In particular, some
pollutants may alter gene expression by epigenetic mechanisms such as deoxyribonucleic …

Vulnerability of municipal solid waste: An emerging threat to aquatic ecosystems

RA Bhat, DV Singh, H Qadri, GH Dar, MA Dervash… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Dumping waste materials into aquatic ecosystems leads to pollution, which directly and
indirectly poses a danger to all life forms. Currently, huge quantities of wastes are generated …

Urban effluent discharges as causes of public and environmental health concerns in South Africa's aquatic milieu

T Sibanda, R Selvarajan, M Tekere - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
The water quality in South Africa's river systems is rapidly deteriorating as a consequence of
increased discharge of wastewater effluents. The natural ability of rivers and reservoirs to …

Correlation appraisal of antibiotic resistance with fecal, metal and microplastic contamination in a tropical Indian river, lakes and sewage

B Ram, M Kumar - NPJ Clean Water, 2020 - nature.com
The present study compares the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) in the
urban water of Ahmedabad (India), to understand the correlation of ARB with the fecal …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of heavy metal in surface sediments of Day River at Beni-Mellal region, Morocco

A Barakat, M El Baghdadi, J Rais… - Research Journal of …, 2012 - academia.edu
The Day River receives domestic and industrial untreated wastewaters from Beni-Mellal city
and surrounding villages during the last decades. The present study was to obtain a …

Drinking water quality assessment in Southern Sindh (Pakistan)

M Memon, MS Soomro, MS Akhtar… - … monitoring and assessment, 2011 - Springer
The southern Sindh province of Pakistan adjoins the Arabian Sea coast where drinking
water quality is deteriorating due to dumping of industrial and urban waste and use of …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution on groundwater quality in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

MO Eyankware, OC Akakuru, WO Osisanya… - Sustainable Water …, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal (HM) pollution in groundwater poses a significant environmental threat to the
Niger Delta region of Nigeria, principally because of the activities of oil companies within the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of pollutants in water and sediment samples in Lake Chad, Baga, North Eastern Nigeria

JC Akan, MT Abbagambo, ZM Chellube… - 2012 - scirp.org
The purpose of this research is to determine the levels of some physicochemical parameters
in water and sediment samples from Kwantan turare in Lake Chad, Baga, Borno State …

Metals concentrations in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus () from illegal fish farm in Al-Minufiya Province, Egypt, and their effects on some tissues structures

MMN Authman, WT Abbas, AY Gaafar - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study clarified the suitability of fishes caught from illegal fish farms to human
consumption and their hazards to public health. For this purpose, the concentrations of some …

Risk assessment of heavy metals and salts for human and irrigation consumption of groundwater in Qambar city: a case study

MF Lanjwani, MY Khuhawar… - Geology, Ecology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The study investigated the water quality of groundwater for consumption of human beings
and irrigation of taluka Qamber district Qamber-Shahdadkot, Sindh, Pakistan. A total of 21 …