Human Biomonitoring (HB), the process for determining whether and to what extent
chemical substances penetrated our bodies, serves as a useful tool to quantify human …

Throughout the world, biomonitoring has become the standard for assessing exposure of
individuals to toxic elements as well as for responding to serious environmental public …

Abstract Background On November 5th, 2015, the Fundão mine tailings dam in Minas
Gerais State, Brazil, failed, releasing more than 50 million m 3 of mud, rich in toxic metals …

Despite the necessity to differentiate chemical species of mercury in clinical specimens,
there are a limited number of methods for this purpose. Then, this paper describes a simple …

Biomonitoring of trace elements is of critical importance in human health assessment.
However, trace element concentrations in biological fluids are affected by environmental …

The relationships between diet and metabolites as well as element profiles in healthy
centenarians are important but remain inconclusive. Therefore, to test the interesting …

Occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been reported in
foundries. A higher risk for DNA damage or oxidative damage lesions was also found in …

Human scalp hair samples were collected and used to assess exposure to toxic elements
and essential elements in the state of North Carolina, USA using accelerated microwave …

Environmental and occupational exposure to toxic metals has led many people around the
world to have serious health problems. Mining activities contribute to an increased risk of …

Fundão mining tailings dam in Mariana District has collapsed in 2015 and caused the
biggest environmental disaster in Brazil. Barra Longa District had its urban area invaded by …