Heavy metal mixture exposure and effects in developing nations: an update

BO Anyanwu, AN Ezejiofor, ZN Igweze, OE Orisakwe - Toxics, 2018 - mdpi.com
The drive for development and modernization has come at great cost. Various human
activities in developed and developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

In silico toxicology: computational methods for the prediction of chemical toxicity

AB Raies, VB Bajic - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Determining the toxicity of chemicals is necessary to identify their harmful effects on humans,
animals, plants, or the environment. It is also one of the main steps in drug design. Animal …

Guidance on harmonised methodologies for human health, animal health and ecological risk assessment of combined exposure to multiple chemicals

EFSA Scientific Committee, SJ More, V Bampidis… - Efsa …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This Guidance document describes harmonised risk assessment methodologies for
combined exposure to multiple chemicals for all relevant areas within EFSA's remit, ie …

Bioremediation 3.0: engineering pollutant-removing bacteria in the times of systemic biology

P Dvořák, PI Nikel, J Damborský, V de Lorenzo - Biotechnology advances, 2017 - Elsevier
Elimination or mitigation of the toxic effects of chemical waste released to the environment
by industrial and urban activities relies largely on the catalytic activities of microorganisms …

Toxicological interactions of pesticide mixtures: an update

AF Hernández, F Gil, M Lacasaña - Archives of toxicology, 2017 - Springer
Pesticides can interact with each other in various ways according to the compound itself and
its chemical family, the dose and the targeted organs, leading to various effects. The term …

Regulatory assessment and risk management of chemical mixtures: challenges and ways forward

SK Bopp, A Kienzler, AN Richarz… - Critical Reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper summarizes current challenges, the potential use of novel scientific
methodologies, and ways forward in the risk assessment and risk management of mixtures …

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and human fetal growth: a systematic review

CC Bach, BH Bech, N Brix, EA Nohr… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is
ubiquitous in most regions of the world. The most commonly studied PFASs are …

VOC characteristics and inhalation health risks in newly renovated residences in Shanghai, China

H Dai, S Jing, H Wang, Y Ma, L Li, W Song… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Exposure to indoor VOCs is expected to link to a variety of negative
health outcome. The popularity of decorations and refurbishment in homes in China has …

Risk assessment of environmental mixture effects

KA Heys, RF Shore, MG Pereira, KC Jones, FL Martin - RSC advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In the environment, organisms are exposed to a diverse array of chemicals in complex
mixtures. The majority of approaches that aim to assess the risk of environmental chemical …

A study of trace element contamination using multivariate statistical techniques and health risk assessment in groundwater of Chhaprola Industrial Area, Gautam …

M Kumar, AL Ramanathan, R Tripathi, S Farswan… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
This study is an investigation on spatio-chemical, contamination sources (using multivariate
statistics), and health risk assessment arising from the consumption of groundwater …