A review on detection of heavy metal ions in water–an electrochemical approach

MB Gumpu, S Sethuraman, UM Krishnan… - Sensors and actuators B …, 2015 - Elsevier
Most of the metal ions are carcinogens and lead to serious health concerns by producing
free radicals. Hence, fast and accurate detection of metal ions has become a critical issue …

Toxic effects of mercury on the cardiovascular and central nervous systems

B Fernandes Azevedo, L Barros Furieri… - BioMed Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental contamination has exposed humans to various metal agents, including
mercury. This exposure is more common than expected, and the health consequences of …

A review on sources of heavy metals, their toxicity and removal technique using physico-chemical processes from wastewater

M Rafique, S Hajra, MB Tahir, SSA Gillani… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The world is facing environmental pollution and is in an alarming situation due to
industrialization and urbanization. Especially, industrial wastewater discharge is causing …

Toxic metals contained in cosmetics: a status report

B Bocca, A Pino, A Alimonti, G Forte - Regulatory Toxicology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The persistence of metals in the environment and their natural occurrence in rocks, soil and
water cause them to be present in the manufacture of pigments and other raw materials …

Recent advances in thromboresistant and antimicrobial polymers for biomedical applications: just say yes to nitric oxide (NO)

Y Wo, EJ Brisbois, RH Bartlett, ME Meyerhoff - Biomaterials science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomedical devices are essential for patient diagnosis and treatment; however, when blood
comes in contact with foreign surfaces or homeostasis is disrupted, complications including …

Adsorption of Pb (II) and Hg (II) from aqueous solution using magnetic CoFe2O4-reduced graphene oxide

Y Zhang, L Yan, W Xu, X Guo, L Cui, L Gao… - Journal of Molecular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Magnetic cobalt ferrite (CoFe 2 O 4)-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanocomposites (CoFe
2 O 4-rGO) were developed as an adsorbent to remove Pb (II) and Hg (II) from aqueous …

Toxicity of mercury

NJ Langford, RE Ferner - Journal of human hypertension, 1999 - nature.com
A ruling by the European Union heralds the demise of those useful clinical instruments, the
mercury thermometer and the mercury sphygmomanometer. The new laws have been …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilm dispersion: The key to biofilm eradication or opening Pandora's box?

J Wille, T Coenye - Biofilm, 2020 - Elsevier
Biofilms are extremely difficult to eradicate due to their decreased antibiotic susceptibility.
Inducing biofilm dispersion could be a potential strategy to help combat biofilm-related …

Removal of arsenate from aqueous solution by electro-coagulation method using Al-Fe electrodes

I Ali, VK Gupta, TA Khan, M Asim - International Journal of Electrochemical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Arsenic contamination in ground water is a worldwide problem. In the present work electro-
coagulation (EC) has been evaluated as a treatment technology for arsenate [As (V)] …

Marine invertebrates as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution

R Chiarelli, MC Roccheri - 2014 - repository.embuni.ac.ke
Atmosphere, earth and water compose the environment. The presence of heavy metals in
the environment has grown because of their large employment in some industrial and …