The increasing utilization of heavy metals in modern industries leads to an increase in the
environmental burden. Nickel represents a good example of a metal whose use is widening …

Human exposure to highly nickel-polluted environments, such as those associated with
nickel refining, electroplating, and welding, has the potential to produce a variety of …

Providing effective chelation therapy in response to internal human actinide contamination
has been shown to reduce acute radiation damage, chemical toxicity, and late radiation …

Depleted uranium (DU) is a by-product from the chemical enrichment of naturally occurring
uranium. Natural uranium is comprised of three radioactive isotopes: 238U, 235U, and …

Recent plans for a nuclear renaissance in both established and emerging economies have
prompted increased interest in uranium mining. With the potential for more uranium mining …

The main aim of this review is to summarize and discuss the current state of knowledge on
chemical toxicity and radioactivity of depleted uranium (DU) and their effect on living …

Nickel is a widely distributed metal that is industrially applied in many forms. Accumulated
epidemiological evidence confirms that exposures to nickel compounds are associated with …

Depleted uranium (DU) is an emerging environmental pollutant that is introduced into the
environment primarily by military activity. While depleted uranium is less radioactive than …

Depleted uranium (DU) is a dense heavy metal used primarily in military applications.
Published data from our laboratory have demonstrated that DU exposure in vitro to …

Uranium is a radioactive heavy metal with isotopes that decay on the geological time scale.
People are exposed to uranium through uranium mining, processing, the resulting mine …