[HTML][HTML] Impact of heavy metals on the environment and human health: Novel therapeutic insights to counter the toxicity

S Mitra, AJ Chakraborty, AM Tareq, TB Emran… - Journal of King Saud …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metals are well-known environmental pollutants owing to their toxicity, longevity in
the atmosphere, and ability to accumulate in the human body via bioaccumulation. The …

[HTML][HTML] Nickel: Human health and environmental toxicology

G Genchi, A Carocci, G Lauria, MS Sinicropi… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nickel is a transition element extensively distributed in the environment, air, water, and soil.
It may derive from natural sources and anthropogenic activity. Although nickel is ubiquitous …

Mechanism and health effects of heavy metal toxicity in humans

GA Engwa, PU Ferdinand, FN Nwalo… - Poisoning in the …, 2019 - books.google.com
Several heavy metals are found naturally in the earth crust and are exploited for various
industrial and economic purposes. Among these heavy metals, a few have direct or indirect …

Nickel (Ni) phytotoxicity and detoxification mechanisms: A review

A Mustafa, U Zulfiqar, MZ Mumtaz, M Radziemska… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Scientists studying the environment, physiology, and biology have been particularly
interested in nickel (Ni) because of its dual effects (essentiality and toxicity) on terrestrial …

Nickel in terrestrial biota: Comprehensive review on contamination, toxicity, tolerance and its remediation approaches

A Kumar, DK Jigyasu, G Subrahmanyam, R Mondal… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Nickel (Ni) has been a subject of interest for environmental, physiological, biological
scientists due to its dual effect (toxicity and essentiality) in terrestrial biota. In general, the …

Nickel in soil and water: Sources, biogeochemistry, and remediation using biochar

A El-Naggar, N Ahmed, A Mosa, NK Niazi… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nickel (Ni) is a potentially toxic element that contaminates soil and water, threatens food and
water security, and hinders sustainable development globally. Biochar has emerged as a …

Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using agricultural byproducts

HA Alalwan, MA Kadhom… - Journal of Water Supply …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
The use of agricultural waste to remove heavy metals from wastewater has attracted much
attention due to its economic advantages and high removal efficiency which is attributed to …

Structure, function, and biosynthesis of nickel‐dependent enzymes

M Alfano, C Cavazza - Protein Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nickel enzymes, present in archaea, bacteria, plants, and primitive eukaryotes are divided
into redox and nonredox enzymes and play key functions in diverse metabolic processes …

[HTML][HTML] Nickel carcinogenesis mechanism: DNA damage

H Guo, H Liu, H Wu, H Cui, J Fang, Z Zuo… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nickel (Ni) is known to be a major carcinogenic heavy metal. Occupational and
environmental exposure to Ni has been implicated in human lung and nasal cancers …

Synthesis of super hydrophilic cellulose-alpha zirconium phosphate ion exchange membrane via surface coating for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater

Y Ibrahim, E Abdulkarem, V Naddeo, F Banat… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, commercial cellulose membranes were surface coated with alpha‑zirconium
phosphate nanoparticles (α-ZrP-n) to study their impact on the overall removal efficiency of …