The uptake and bioaccumulation of heavy metals by food plants, their effects on plants nutrients, and associated health risk: a review
Heavy metal contamination is a globally recognized environmental issue, threatening
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …
human life very seriously. Increasing population and high demand for food resulted in …
The role of ions, heavy metals, fluoride, and agrochemicals: critical evaluation of potential aetiological factors of chronic kidney disease of multifactorial origin …
SJ Wimalawansa - Environmental geochemistry and health, 2016 - Springer
The pollution of water and food through human waste and anthropogenic activities,
including industrial waste and agricultural runoff, is a mounting problem worldwide. Water …
including industrial waste and agricultural runoff, is a mounting problem worldwide. Water …
Toxicological assessment of heavy metals accumulated in vegetables and fruits grown in Ginfel river near Sheba Tannery, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
A Gebrekidan, Y Weldegebriel, A Hadera… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The accumulation of heavy metals in vegetables resulting from irrigation with contaminated
water obtained from industrial effluents may create a potential public health risk. We …
water obtained from industrial effluents may create a potential public health risk. We …
Neurodevelopmental outcomes among 2-to 3-year-old children in Bangladesh with elevated blood lead and exposure to arsenic and manganese in drinking water
EG Rodrigues, DC Bellinger, L Valeri, MOSI Hasan… - Environmental …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The people of Bangladesh are currently exposed to high
concentrations of arsenic and manganese in drinking water, as well as elevated lead in …
concentrations of arsenic and manganese in drinking water, as well as elevated lead in …
Child lead exposure near abandoned lead acid battery recycling sites in a residential community in Bangladesh: risk factors and the impact of soil remediation on …
KIA Chowdhury, S Nurunnahar, ML Kabir… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Lead is a potent neurotoxin that is particularly detrimental to children's cognitive
development. Batteries account for at least 80% of global lead use and unsafe battery …
development. Batteries account for at least 80% of global lead use and unsafe battery …
Sources of blood lead exposure in rural Bangladesh
Lead (Pb) exposure is a major public health problem worldwide. Although high levels of Pb
in blood in Bangladesh have been documented, the dominant Pb sources contributing to …
in blood in Bangladesh have been documented, the dominant Pb sources contributing to …
Nutritional status and diet as predictors of children's lead concentrations in blood and urine
Lead exposure remains an important public health problem. Contaminated foods may act as
a source of lead exposure, while certain nutrients may reduce lead absorption. We …
a source of lead exposure, while certain nutrients may reduce lead absorption. We …
Clerodendrum viscosum leaves attenuate lead-induced neurotoxicity through upregulation of BDNF-Akt-Nrf2 pathway in mice
Ethnopharmacological relevance Clerodendrum viscosum is an important medicinal plant in
Ayurveda in Bangladesh and its leaves are used as a remedy for various diseases such as …
Ayurveda in Bangladesh and its leaves are used as a remedy for various diseases such as …
House sparrows as sentinels of childhood lead exposure
Our understanding of connections between human and animal health has advanced
substantially since the canary was introduced as a sentinel of toxic conditions in coal mines …
substantially since the canary was introduced as a sentinel of toxic conditions in coal mines …
Maternal lead exposure decreases the levels of brain development and cognition-related proteins with concomitant upsurges of oxidative stress, inflammatory …
The presence of lead (Pb) in fetal brain may affect brain development-related proteins. We
studied whether gestational/lactational Pb-exposure affects oxidative stress …
studied whether gestational/lactational Pb-exposure affects oxidative stress …