Heavy metals contamination and associated health risks in food webs—a review focuses on food safety and environmental sustainability in Bangladesh

A Sarker, JE Kim, ARMT Islam, M Bilal… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Heavy metals occur naturally in very small amounts in living organisms, but exposure to their
higher concentrations is hazardous. Heavy metals at hazardous levels are commonly found …

A comprehensive review of heavy metal pollution in the coastal areas of Bangladesh: abundance, bioaccumulation, health implications, and challenges

MRJ Rakib, MA Rahman, AP Onyena, R Kumar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The coastal zone of Bangladesh, with a population density of 1278 people per square
kilometer, is under serious threat due to heavy metal pollution. To date, many studies have …

Spatial–temporal distribution and pollution indices of heavy metals in the Turnasuyu Stream sediment, Turkey

Y Tepe, A Şimşek, F Ustaoğlu, B Taş - Environmental monitoring and …, 2022 - Springer
The potential contamination levels and human health risk of heavy metals in sediment of the
Turnasuyu Stream in Ordu, Turkey, were evaluated comprehensively by taking seasonal …

Distribution of heavy metals in water and sediment of an urban river in a developing country: a probabilistic risk assessment

MM Ali, S Rahman, MS Islam, MRJ Rakib… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
River water and sediment embody environmental characteristics that give valuable eco-
environmental information. Due to rapid industrialization, the aquatic environment of any …

Ecotoxicological risk assessment for sediments of Çavuşlu stream in Giresun, Turkey: association between garbage disposal facility and metallic accumulation

B Yüksel, F Ustaoğlu, C Tokatli, MS Islam - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The objective of this paper was to stress the possible potential toxic element (PTE)
accumulation in the surface sediments of the Çavuşlu Stream (ÇS), as well as examining the …

Ecological risks and controlling factors of trace elements in sediments of dam lakes in the Black Sea Region (Turkey)

M Varol, F Ustaoğlu, C Tokatlı - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The evaluation of trace elements (TEs) in sediments of dam lakes is crucial for maintaining
ecosystem health. Therefore, it is very important to determine their concentrations, pollution …

Pollution trends and ecological risks of heavy metal (loid) s in coastal zones of Bangladesh: A chemometric review

JN Jannat, MY Mia, MMMF Jion, MS Islam, MM Ali… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (loid) s inputs contribute to human and environmental stresses in the coastal
zones of Bangladesh. Several studies have been conducted on metal (loid) s pollution in …

Contamination and ecological risk assessment of Cr, As, Cd and Pb in water and sediment of the southeastern Bay of Bengal coast in a developing country

MS Islam, MT Islam, UB Antu, MSM Saikat, Z Ismail… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Safe levels of heavy metals in the surface water and sediment of the eastern Bay of Bengal
coast have not been universally established. Current study characterized heavy metals such …

Contamination status and associated ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in different wetland sediments from an urbanized estuarine ecosystem

MB Hossain, MA Rahman, MK Hossain, AAU Nur… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sediment samples of different wetland types (saltmarsh, mangrove, tidal pool, mudflat and
sandflat) from an urbanized estuary were analyzed to evaluate the contamination level and …

Assessment of heavy metal contamination in beach sediments of eastern St. Martin's island, Bangladesh: implications for environmental and human health risks

MS Bhuyan, SMB Haider, G Meraj, MA Bakar, MT Islam… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal pollution in marine ecosystems is an escalating environmental concern, largely
driven by anthropogenic activities, and poses potential threats to ecological health and …