Rice is a worldwide staple food and heavy metal contamination is often reported in rice
production. Heavy metal can originate from natural sources or be present through …

Despite the dramatic increase in food production thanks to the Green Revolution, hunger is
increasing among human populations around the world, affecting one in nine people. The …

Arsenic (As) is one of the most prolific natural contaminants in water resources, and hence, it
has been recognized as an emerging global problem. Arsenic exposure through food …

Ensuring adequate food availability to an increasing world population constitutes one of the
biggest challenges faced by humankind. Scientific and technological advances in food …

Human exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) is a global health issue. Although there is strong
evidence for iAs‐induced toxicity at higher levels of exposure, many epidemiological studies …

Arsenic (As) is a potentially toxic metalloid classified as a group 1 carcinogen, released in
the soil environment because of natural as well as different anthropogenic activities. The …

We determined the concentrations of toxic and essential elements in rice and other grains
(lentils, barleys, beans, oats, wheat, and peas) grown in the United States (US) and other …

The food chain, through vegetable consumption, is considered to be an important route of
heavy metal exposure. Therefore, in this study, heavy metal concentrations in leafy …

Background Exposure to the environmental toxicants poses a serious threat to human
health. The extent of exposure and the development of diseases are interrelated with each …

Given the potential adverse health effects related to toxic trace metal exposure and
insufficient or excessive levels of essential trace metals in pregnant women and their …