Heavy metals in drinking water: occurrences, implications, and future needs in developing countries

S Chowdhury, MAJ Mazumder, O Al-Attas… - Science of the total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Heavy metals in drinking water pose a threat to human health. Populations are exposed to
heavy metals primarily through water consumption, but few heavy metals can bioaccumulate …

Hydrochar-nanoparticle integration for arsenic removal from wastewater: Challenges, possible solutions, and future horizon

AK Khanzada, HE Al-Hazmi, B Śniatała… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contamination poses a significant threat to human health, ecosystems, and
agriculture, with levels ranging from 12 to 75% attributed to mine waste and stream …

Arsenic induces pancreatic dysfunction and ferroptosis via mitochondrial ROS-autophagy-lysosomal pathway

S Wei, T Qiu, X Yao, N Wang, L Jiang, X Jia… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic arsenic exposure is a significantly risk factor for pancreatic dysfunction and type 2
diabetes (T2D). Ferroptosis is a newly identified iron-dependent form of oxidative cell death …

Arsenic and fluoride contamination in groundwater: a review of global scenarios with special reference to India

PK Jha, P Tripathi - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Elsevier
The groundwater contamination with arsenic and fluoride has threatened the well-being of a
vast number of people worldwide. Countries of South-East Asia, including Bangladesh …

Arsenic contamination of groundwater and its implications for drinking water quality and human health in under-developed countries and remote communities—a …

SB Adeloju, S Khan, AF Patti - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application Groundwater contamination is a major global issue. A good
understanding of the associated chemistry and fate of a contaminant such as arsenic in …

Arsenic toxicity in plants: cellular and molecular mechanisms of its transport and metabolism

MA Farooq, F Islam, B Ali, U Najeeb, B Mao… - Environmental and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Arsenic (As), a naturally-occurring metalloid, is not essential for plant growth, but it
can accumulate in plants to toxic levels. As a result, it can enter the food chain and pose …

The evaluation of arsenic contamination potential, speciation and hydrogeochemical behaviour in aquifers of Punjab, Pakistan

MB Shakoor, I Bibi, NK Niazi, M Shahid, MF Nawaz… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we tested 123 groundwater wells from five different areas of Punjab, Pakistan
for arsenic (As) contamination level and species, as well as delineated hydrogeochemical …

Global impact of atmospheric arsenic on health risk: 2005 to 2015

L Zhang, Y Gao, S Wu, S Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Arsenic is a toxic pollutant commonly found in the environment. Most of the previous studies
on arsenic pollution have primarily focused on arsenic contamination in groundwater. In this …

Advanced application of nano-technological and biological processes as well as mitigation options for arsenic removal

JP Maity, CY Chen, P Bhattacharya, RK Sharma… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) removal is a huge challenge, since several million people are potentially
exposed (> 10 μg/L World Health Organization guideline limit) through As contaminated …

Biological and molecular modifications induced by cadmium and arsenic during breast and prostate cancer development

AA Zimta, V Schitcu, E Gurzau, C Stavaru… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Breast and prostate cancer are two of the most common malignancies worldwide. Both
cancers can develop into hormone–dependent or–independent subtypes and are …