Agricultural and residential use of organophosphate (OP) pesticides has increased in recent
decades after banning some persistent pesticides. Although there is evidence of the effects …

Indoor dust acts as a media for heavy metal deposition. Past studies have shown that heavy
metal concentration in indoor dust is affected by local human activities and atmospheric …

Raising population, deteriorating environmental conditions and limiting natural resources to
handle the key environmental health problems have critically affected human health and the …

Levels of eight potentially toxic heavy metals in indoor dust from homes and offices in
Istanbul were investigated. The concentrations of heavy metals in indoor dust from homes+ …

Metals are considered major public health hazards, and they are known to accumulate in
fruits, which are consumed by humans because of their unique sweet taste and potential …

On 4 August 2011, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) submitted an
unprecedented, scientific, groundbreaking environmental assessment report (EAR) on …

We have developed a modeling and measurement framework for assessing transport of
contaminated soils and airborne particulates into a residence, their subsequent distribution …

This study examines size-resolved heavy metal data for particles sampled near an urban
site affected by non-ferrous metal smelting in China with a focus on how particle sizes …

Children are exposed to environmental contaminants by placing contaminated hands or
objects in their mouths. We quantified hand-and object-mouthing frequencies of …

Background: Prenatal exposure to organophosphorous (OP) pesticides has been found to
be associated with adverse effects on child neurodevelopment, but evidence on potential …