[HTML][HTML] Arsenic in Africa: potential sources, spatial variability, and the state of the art for arsenic removal using locally available materials

R Irunde, J Ijumulana, F Ligate, JP Maity… - Groundwater for …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the past two decades, several studies on arsenic (As) occurrence in the environment,
particularly in surface and groundwater systems have reported high levels of As in many …

Metal (loid) s, nitrate, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and radioactive contaminants in Nigerian water resources: state-of-the-art of their ecological and health risk …

JC Egbueri, JC Agbasi, AL Ezugwu, ME Omeka… - Environment …, 2024 - Springer
Water quality issues in Nigeria pose significant environmental and public health challenges.
While previous reviews have addressed aspects of water contamination, a comprehensive …

Projecting the sorption capacity of heavy metal ions onto microplastics in global aquatic environments using artificial neural networks

X Guo, J Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics pollution and their interaction with heavy metal ions have gained global
concern. It is essential to develop models to predict the sorption capacity of heavy metal ions …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to low-dose cadmium induces testicular ferroptosis

L Xiong, B Zhou, JL Young, K Wintergerst… - … and environmental safety, 2022 - Elsevier
As an environmental pollutant, cadmium (Cd) has been widely reported to induce male
infertility due to its gonadotoxicity. However, the specific mechanism of Cd-induced testicular …

Chronic cadmium exposure triggered ferroptosis by perturbing the STEAP3-mediated glutathione redox balance linked to altered metabolomic signatures in humans

P Deng, J Li, Y Lu, R Hao, M He, M Li, M Tan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd), a predominant environmental pollutant, is a canonical toxicant that acts on
the kidneys. However, the nephrotoxic effect and underlying mechanism activated by …

Evaluation of human health and ecological risk of heavy metals in water, sediment and shellfishes in typical artisanal oil mining areas of Nigeria

DI Chris, AP Onyena, K Sam - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination in water and sediment is a serious concern in nations that
depend heavily on natural resources such as Nigeria. In most coastal communities around …

Assessment of heavy metal pollution in Nigerian surface freshwaters and sediment: A meta-analysis using ecological and human health risk indices

KA Bawa-Allah - Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution in surface freshwaters is prevalent globally and is an environmental
issue of concern. Many studies have described sources, concentrations in selected …

Engaging one health in heavy metal pollution in some selected Nigerian Niger delta cities. A Systematic review of pervasiveness, bioaccumulation and subduing …

AP Onyena, OM Folorunso, N Nwanganga… - … Trace Element Research, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Niger Delta environment is under serious threat due to heavy metal pollution.
Many studies have been conducted on the heavy metal contamination in soils, water …

Concentrations, bioaccumulation, and health risk assessments of heavy metals in fishes from Nigeria's freshwater: a general overview

OA Ajala, MR Oke, TF Ajibade, FO Ajibade… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Heavy metals (HMs) have attracted global attention due to their toxicity, persistence, and
accumulation in aquatic fish in the polluted water environment. The consumption of these …

environmental investigations and tissue bioaccumulation of heavy metals in grey mullet from the Black sea (Bulgaria) and the Ionian Sea (Italy)

F Fazio, C D'Iglio, G Capillo, C Saoca, K Peycheva… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The environmental monitoring of dangerous chemicals and how these
affect the aquatic biota is of fundamental importance in defining the health status of fish …