Increased environmental pollution, urbanization, and a wide variety of anthropogenic
activities have led to the release of toxic pollutants into the environment, including heavy …

Biobanks play an increasing role in contemporary research projects. These units meet all
requirements to regard them as a one of the most innovative and up-to-date in the field of …

Background Iron has been shown to promote breast carcinogenesis in animal models
through generation of oxidative stress and interaction with estrogen. Heme iron, which is …

Background Although prior studies showed a correlation between environmental
manganese (Mn) exposure and neurodevelopmental disorders in children, the results have …

Toenails have been used as biomarkers of exposure to toxic metals, but their validity for this
purpose is not yet clear and might differ depending on the specific agent. To evaluate this …

Background: In utero exposure to individual metals may impact fetal growth, though little is
known about the effects of exposure to metal mixtures. Therefore, we investigated joint …

OBJECTIVE Laboratory studies suggest that exposure to methylmercury at a level similar to
those found in fish may induce pancreatic islet β-cell dysfunction. Few, if any, human studies …

Background Microwave is the most reliable sample digestion method. However, it requires
expensive microwave digester automation and has relatively low productivity. In this study …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a primary contributor to global mercury and
its rapid expansion raises concern for human exposure. Non-occupational exposure risks …

Studies suggest that chromium deficiency is associated with elevated levels of fasting blood
glucose, circulating insulin, cholesterol and triglycerides and decreased proportion of lean …