The present work integrates concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE)(ie As, Cd, Cr,
Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn) from (i) environmental media (ie soil, crops) and (ii) human hair. The …

Health risks caused by heavy metal (HM) exposure in road dust has attracted extensive
attention, but few studies have focused on the health risks of residents living in small-and …

Heavy metal pollution control zoning aiming at the health maintenance of watershed soil
ecosystem has become an important means of soil environmental protection and …

Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered the blood Pb reference
value to 5 μg/dL. The lower reference value combined with increased repurposing of …

Understanding the links between sources of magnetic particles and bioaccessibility of metal
(loids) in environmental sampling media is crucial for better evaluating human health risks …

In the present study, trace elements (TE) levels were evaluated in scalp hair along the
continuum from healthy subjects (HS) to patients suffering from subjective memory concerns …

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) are known to threat human health due to exposure to
contaminated groundwater. Some of these PTEs can lead to long-term carcinogenic and …

Heavy metal–contaminated soils are a serious environmental problem. Herein, the
culturable heterotrophic bacterial community present on two metal (loid)-contaminated sites …

Soil and dust contamination by metals engenders significant environmental and health
problems in northern France where a lead smelter was in activity for more than a century …

Soils play a vital role in the quality of the urban environment and the health of its residents.
City soils and street dusts accumulate various contaminants and particularly potentially toxic …