Abstract Purpose of Review Biomarkers are commonly used in epidemiological studies to
assess metals and metalloid exposure and estimate internal dose, as they integrate multiple …

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 …

Chronic exposure to arsenic may be detrimental to health. We investigated the behaviour,
remediation and risk management of arsenic in Freiberg, Germany, characterized by past …

Adsorption is a widely used arsenic remediation technique due to its high efficacy, economic
value, ease in operation and maintenance, and other multiple factors. However, the proper …

Abstract The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2009 risk assessment on
arsenic in food carrying out a hazard assessment of inorganic arsenic (iAs) and using the …

Prenatal arsenic exposure is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer along with
multiple non-carcinogenic outcomes, including respiratory diseases in arsenic-contaminated …

In this study, samples of daily foods, drinking waters, surface waters, and soils were
collected and screened to investigate the external exposure of Sb and As from various …

Exposure assessment of inorganic arsenic is challenging due to the existence of multiple
species, complexity of arsenic metabolism, and variety of exposure sources. Exposure …

Background: Hypertension is a major cause of death worldwide. Although arsenic exposure
has been associated with the risk of hypertension, this association appears nonuniform due …

Heavy metals (HMs) contamination in foodstuffs could pose serious health issues for public
health and humans are continually exposed to HMs through the consumption of cereals …