Mercury (Hg) has caused a variety of significant and documented adverse effects on human
health and the environment throughout the world. Mercury and the compounds with which it …

Background The lack of systematic review on reference values of elements in human hair
with the consideration of methodological approach. The absence of worldwide accepted and …

The present work integrates concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTE)(ie As, Cd, Cr,
Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn) from (i) environmental media (ie soil, crops) and (ii) human hair. The …

The Human Biological Monitoring (HBM) project was launched in the Czech Republic in
1994 as a part of the nation-wide Environmental Health Monitoring System to assess the …

Monitoring the nutritional status of essential elements and assessing exposure of individuals
to toxic elements is of great importance for human health. Thus, the appropriate selection …

Human biomarkers were used to evaluate the lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) exposure of local
people who lived in an agricultural area with intense agrochemical usage and who …

Background: Arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead are associated with cardiovascular
disease in epidemiologic research. These associations may be mediated by direct effects of …

A role of cadmium exposure in prostate cancer etiology has been suggested by
epidemiologic and laboratory studies, but conclusive evidence on this topic is still lacking …

Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal, but in excess it becomes neurotoxic. Children's
developing nervous system may be especially vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of …

Human hair of different age groups and foodstuff samples were collected in Beijing, China.
The concerned metals—Cd, Cr, Pb, As, and Hg—were analyzed, and the metal levels in …