Heavy metal accumulation in soil and water is one of major problems caused by inorganic
contaminants. Their presence in agricultural soils in high quantities have impacted the food …

This study presents an overview about the arsenic (As) contamination and its sources in two
European countries. Arsenic is a highly toxic element in its inorganic form and it is …

The Liwa area is a primary food production area in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and has
intensively been used for agriculture. This study investigates the pollution levels with heavy …

The risk assessment of phosphate mining/processing industrial activities on the environment
and human health is crucial to properly manage and minimize the risks over time. In this …

This study aimed to investigate the distribution and factors influencing blood levels of
Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), and Manganese (Mn), and to determine their reference values …

Mining and smelting areas in Hezhang have generated a large amount of heavy metals into
the environment. For that cause, an evaluative study on human exposure to heavy metals …

The current study highlights the impacts of mining and ore processing activities on the
environment and human health in a south Mediterranean area of southern Tunisia. A …

The purpose of this study was to establish reference values (RVs) for the occupationally-and
environmentally-important toxic elements in the whole blood of adult Serbian population for …

This study aimed to investigate the blood concentration of 29 trace elements, metals or
metalloids, in a healthy population of Cotonou not directly exposed to metals in order to …

Background Sfax is a very industrialized city located in the southern region of Tunisia where
heavy metals (HMs) pollution is now an established matter of fact. The health of its residents …