A review on the environmental impact of phosphogypsum and potential health impacts through the release of nanoparticles

LFO Silva, MLS Oliveira, TJ Crissien, M Santosh… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Many industrial by-products have been disposed along coastlines, generating profound
marine changes. Phosphogypsum (PG) is a solid by-product generated in the production of …

Exploring the potential reuse of PG: A waste or a resource?

F Akfas, A Elghali, A Aboulaich, M Munoz… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phosphogypsum (PG), the main industrial by-product of phosphate fertilizer industry,
primarily consists of calcium sulfate dihydrate. However, it contains various impurities with …

Mercury and mercury-containing preparations: history of use, clinical applications, pharmacology, toxicology, and pharmacokinetics in traditional Chinese medicine

M Zhao, Y Li, Z Wang - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Historically, mercury and mercury-containing preparations have been widely used in
traditional Chinese medicine and applied in many clinical practices mainly in the form of …

Aluminum impairs cognitive function by activating DDX3X-NLRP3-mediated pyroptosis signaling pathway

W Hao, C Hao, C Wu, Y Xu, S Wu, X Lu, J Yang… - Food and Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Aluminum is a kind of chemical contaminants in food which can induce
neurotoxicity. Aluminum exposure is closely related to neurodegenerative diseases (ND), in …

A review on coordination properties of thiol-containing chelating agents towards mercury, cadmium, and lead

G Bjørklund, G Crisponi, VM Nurchi, R Cappai… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
The present article reviews the clinical use of thiol-based metal chelators in intoxications
and overexposure with mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb). Currently, very few …

Zebrafish as a potential model for neurodegenerative diseases: a focus on toxic metals implications

E Paduraru, D Iacob, V Rarinca, G Plavan… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last century, industrial activities increased and caused multiple health problems for
humans and animals. At this moment, heavy metals are considered the most harmful …

Understanding the mechanistic roles of environmental heavy metal stressors in regulating ferroptosis: adding new paradigms to the links with diseases

K Sahoo, A Sharma - Apoptosis, 2023 - Springer
Ferroptosis is a new type of iron-dependent cell death induced by a failure of the lipid repair
protein GPX4 or the Xc-antiporter, which is essential for glutathione production. Some heavy …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessment of mercury through dietary exposure in China

Y Qing, Y Li, J Yang, S Li, K Gu, Y Bao, Y Zhan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is a widespread heavy metal causing various damages to health, while
insufficient studies assessed its exposure risk across China. This study explored …

Metal exposure and risk of Parkinson disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Zhao, A Ray, L Portengen… - American Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Metal exposure has been suggested as a possible environmental risk factor for Parkinson
disease (PD). We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases to …

Effect of methylmercury on fetal neurobehavioral development: an overview of the possible mechanisms of toxicity and the neuroprotective effect of phytochemicals

G Bjørklund, H Antonyak, A Polishchuk… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a global environmental pollutant with neurotoxic effects. Exposure
to MeHg via consumption of seafood and fish can severely impact fetal neurobehavioral …