Phytoremediation offers owners and managers of metal-contaminated sites an innovative
and cost-effective option to address recalcitrant environmental contaminants. The use of …

Uranium from the environment enters the human body by ingestion with food and drink and
by inhalation of respirable airborne uranium-containing dust particles or aerosols. Daily …

Animal studies and small studies in humans have shown that uranium is nephrotoxic.
However, more information about its renal effects in humans following chronic exposure …

Uranium (U) is a well-known nephrotoxicant which forms precipitates in the lysosomes of
renal proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) after U-exposure at a cytotoxic dose …

A study was conducted of the chemical effects on the human kidney induced by the chronic
ingestion of uranium in drinking water. Subjects were divided into two groups: The low …

Although uranium (U) is a classic experimental nephrotoxin, there are few data on its
potential long-term chemical toxicity. These studies were undertaken to derive a no …

Background: In experimental settings, uranium is toxic to kidneys, but effects on humans are
unclear. Ingestion of water from drilled wells is a source of high uranium exposure in some …

BACKGROUND: Kidney is known as the most sensitive target organ for depleted uranium
(DU) toxicity in comparison to other organs. Although the oxidative stress and mitochondrial …

The 2007 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection
(ICRP, 2007) introduced changes that affect the calculation of effective dose, and implied a …

Abstract During the Persian Gulf War, soldiers were injured with depleted uranium (DU)
fragments. To assess the potential health risks associated with chronic exposure to DU …