Production of rice, a major staple food crop, should be maintained both quantitatively and
qualitatively to assure global food security. In recent decades, various natural …

Mining is a major human activity that has contributed significantly to high degree of
environmental and human health degradation. This study was done to uncover the degree …

Toxic metals exuding from mining remain a challenge to the environment and human health.
This study investigated the distribution, contamination, toxicity, and potential risks of toxic …

To examine the level of contamination of Eshghabad region, Neyshabur, the concentration
of heavy metals in soil was measured. For this purpose, 37 samples were taken from surface …

The main objective of this study is to evaluate heavy metals contamination of highly
consumed vegetables and hazardous effects of consuming these vegetables. The study was …

Metal (loid) contamination of vital food grains such as wheat and rice is a very serious
problem throughout the world because consumption of such contaminated food can lead to …

In recent decades, multiple sclerosis (MS) diseases have been significantly prevalent in
some industrial areas of Iran, such as steel industrial areas in Isfahan province (central Iran) …

Contaminated agricultural soil with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) poses a threat to food
safety and can adversely affect human health. This study evaluates the potential health risk …

A total of 214 sampling sites of a hazardous waste disposal center were surveyed in a two-
stage pollution investigation, including soil boreholes and groundwater monitoring wells …

In this study, some heavy metal (Cd, Pb, Ni, Fe, Co, Cr, Mn, Cu, and Zn) concentrations were
measured in the blood serum samples of 25 patients who suffered from the multiple …