Dumping of solid waste in the non-engineered landfill is very common in the developing
countries. Among the different disadvantages of this kind of landfilling, leachate is the major …

Heavy metals, the most potent contaminants of the environment, are discharged into the
aquatic ecosystems through the effluents of several industries, resulting in serious aquatic …

Heavy metal pollution of the marine environment has toxic implications for both the aquatic
biota and human health. We examined the levels of Zinc (Zn), Lead (Pb), Copper (Cu) …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The increasing population and anthropogenic activities
in coastal areas affects the presence of mercury in coastal waters. Therefore, this study aims …

In recent years the funeral industry has drawn attention from the scientific community
concerning the potential pollution of the environment and the urban environment. In this …

This paper investigated the health risks due to metal concentrations in soil and vegetables
from the island province in the Philippines and the potential ecological risks. The …

Although coastal water marine algae have been popularly used by others as indicators of
heavy metal pollution, data within the Bay of Bengal for the estuarine Cox's Bazar region …

The study was conducted to demystify the geochemical distributions of heavy metals in
water and sediments from dredged and non-dredged riverine systems, with a view to …

The contamination of surface water by heavy metals, especially mercury, has become a
global issue. This problem is particularly exacerbated in rivers and reservoirs situated in …

Chromium is considered the most detrimental pollutant to the aquatic organisms. The
present experiment was conducted to determine the acute toxicity of chromium in view of its …