Epidemiological evidence for the effect of environmental heavy metal exposure on the immune system in children

K Zheng, Z Zeng, Q Tian, J Huang, Q Zhong… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals exist widely in daily life, and exposure to heavy metals caused by
environmental pollution has become a serious public health problem worldwide. Due to …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic contamination in food chain in Bangladesh: a review on health hazards, socioeconomic impacts and implications

MS Rahaman, N Mise, S Ichihara - Hygiene and Environmental Health …, 2022 - Elsevier
Arsenic is a well-known natural toxic metalloid that has a long history of being a poison to
humans. Arsenic contamination in groundwater and foodstuff in Bangladesh is one of the …

Arsenic in the water and agricultural crop production system: Bangladesh perspectives

A Sandhi, C Yu, MM Rahman, MN Amin - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The presence of high levels of carcinogenic metalloid arsenic (As) in the groundwater
system of Bangladesh has been considered as one of the major environmental disasters in …

Arsenic exposure and non-carcinogenic health effects

M Martínez-Castillo… - Human & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Inorganic arsenic (iAs) exposure is a serious health problem that affects more than 140
million individuals worldwide, mainly, through contaminated drinking water. Acute iAs …

Effects of arsenic toxicity on the environment and its remediation techniques: a review

MYJ Baloch, SA Talpur, HA Talpur, J Iqbal… - Journal of Water and …, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Contamination of arsenic (As) in water, especially groundwater, has been recognized as a
major problem across the world. The presence of arsenic in groundwater has become a …

A review on detection techniques, health hazards and human health risk assessment of arsenic pollution in soil and groundwater

V Valskys, HR Hassan, S Wołkowicz, J Satkūnas… - Minerals, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the most significant elements in the environment is arsenic (As). It is a hazardous
metalloid that causes contamination of soil and water supplies as a result of numerous …

Metal mixture exposure and the risk for immunoglobulin A nephropathy: Evidence from weighted quantile sum regression

S Liu, L Zhang, N Luo, M Wang, C Tang, J Jing… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common type of glomerulonephritis in
adults worldwide. Environmental metal exposure has been reported to be involved in the …

Child marriage, maternal serum metal exposure, and risk of preterm birth in rural Bangladesh: evidence from mediation analysis

H Huang, Y Wei, Y Xia, L Wei, X Chen… - Journal of exposure …, 2021 - nature.com
Background The prevalence of preterm birth in Bangladesh is estimated to be 19.1%, the
highest in the world. Although prenatal exposure to several metals has been linked with …

[HTML][HTML] Association of arsenic exposure with measles antibody titers in US children: Influence of sex and serum folate levels

T Roh, AK Regan, NM Johnson, NT Hasan… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
Exposure to arsenic during childhood is associated with various adverse health conditions.
However, little is known about the effect of arsenic exposure on vaccine-related humoral …

Provision of folic acid for reducing arsenic toxicity in arsenic‐exposed children and adults

AF Farinola, MA Caudill, RJ Berry - Cochrane Database of …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Arsenic is a common environmental toxin. Exposure to arsenic (particularly its
inorganic form) through contaminated food and drinking water is an important public health …