An overview of potential seaweed-derived bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical applications

S Lomartire, AMM Gonçalves - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, seaweeds are widely involved in biotechnological applications. Due to the
variety of bioactive compounds in their composition, species of phylum Ochrophyta, class …

Heavy metals in unprocessed or minimally processed foods consumed by humans worldwide: a scoping review

S Collado-López, L Betanzos-Robledo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals (HM) can be accumulated along the food chain; their presence in food is a
global concern for human health because some of them are toxic even at low …

Accumulation and ecotoxicological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments of the Olt River, Romania

AM Iordache, C Nechita, R Zgavarogea, C Voica… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Heavy metal pollution of river freshwater environments currently raises significant concerns
due to the toxic effects and the fact that heavy metal behavior is not fully understood. This …

Heavy metals and potential risks in edible seaweed on the market in Italy

M Filippini, A Baldisserotto, S Menotta, G Fedrizzi… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The seaweed food has always been important in Asia, but recently increased in the Western
diet. Superfood known for health benefits and rich in essential elements, can also …

Efficient Cu2+, Pb2+ and Ni2+ ion removal from wastewater using electrospun DTPA-modified chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofibers

NS Surgutskaia, A Di Martino, J Zednik… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid-modified chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofibers (CS-
DTPA/PEO NFs) were developed for enhanced heavy metal ion adsorption. These …

Rapid adsorption of lead ions using porous carbon nanofibers

FK Mahar, L He, K Wei, M Mehdi, M Zhu, J Gu, K Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Lead is one of the toxic elements in the environment having non-biodegradable behavior.
On the other hand, the high contamination of lead in water is a major alarming threat to the …

Levels of eight heavy metals and health risk assessment considering food consumption by China's residents based on the 5th China total diet study

J Wei, J Gao, K Cen - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The total diet study (TDS) is a significant part of food consumption-based health risk
assessment. Since 1990, China has conducted five TDSs based on its unique food culture …

Dual Colorimetric Sensor for Hg2+/Pb2+ and an Efficient Catalyst Based on Silver Nanoparticles Mediating by the Root Extract of Bistorta amplexicaulis

F Ahmed, H Kabir, H Xiong - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Environmental pollution derivated from toxic metals and organic toxins is becoming a
serious issue worldwide because of their harmful effects on the ecosystem and human …

Evaluation of trace and heavy metals in different varieties of sauces to characterize their impact on human health

A Khaleeq, M Ahmed, R Huma, A Mujtaba… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food can be contaminated in various ways, as life is getting busier with the passing time and
the demand for ready to use food is increasing. Trace and heavy metals are some of the …

Characterization and adsorption of raw pomegranate peel powder for lead (II) ions removal

A Hashem, CO Aniagor, M Fikry, GM Taha… - Journal of Material …, 2023 - Springer
The adsorption potential of raw pomegranate peel powder (PMPP) for lead (Pb) ions was
investigated via batch mode at varying initial adsorbate concentration, contact time, and …