Critical review on biogeochemical dynamics of mercury (Hg) and its abatement strategies

AD Singh, K Khanna, J Kour, S Dhiman, T Bhardwaj… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is among the naturally occurring heavy metal with elemental, organic, and
inorganic distributions in the environment. Being considered a global pollutant, high pools of …

Contamination, exposure, and health risk assessment of Hg in Pakistan: A review

S Rashid, IA Shah, RXS Tulcan, W Rashid… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mercury is a highly toxic and highly mobile heavy metal. It has been regarded as more toxic
than other nonessential and toxic nonradioactive heavy metals. Moreover, it has a high …

Investigation of heavy metal accumulation in vegetables and health risk to humans from their consumption

N Gupta, KK Yadav, V Kumar, S Prasad… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Heavy metals contamination of soil and edible parts of vegetables is presently a challenging
environmental issue worldwide. The present study determined the accumulated amount of …

[HTML][HTML] Elemental mercury (Hg0) emission, hazards, and control: A brief review

H Teng, AR Altaf - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Coal is a widely distributed fossil energy that accounts for 30% of the world's primary energy
consumption. However, various toxic pollutants (CO 2, SO 2, NO x, Hg, H 2 S, HCl, HCN …

Surface water quality, public health, and ecological risks in Bangladesh—a systematic review and meta-analysis over the last two decades

H Bilal, X Li, MS Iqbal, Y Mu, RXS Tulcan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Water quality has recently emerged as one of the utmost severe ecological problems being
faced by the developing countries all over the world, and Bangladesh is no exception. Both …

Elemental mercury (Hg0) removal from coal syngas using magnetic tea-biochar: Experimental and theoretical insights

AR Altaf, YG Adewuyi, H Teng, G Liu, F Abid - journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mercury is ranked 3 rd as a global pollutant because of its long persistence in the
environment. Approximately 65% of its anthropogenic emission (Hg 0) to the atmosphere is …

Investigation of health risk assessment and the effect of various irrigation water on the accumulation of toxic metals in the most widely consumed vegetables in Iran

K Sharafi, B Mansouri, AK Omer, P Bashardoust… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The quality of irrigation water sources can significantly affect the concentrations of heavy
metals (HMs) in cultivated vegetables. This study aimed to investigate the effect of various …

Investigation of the incidence of heavy metals contamination in commonly used fertilizers applied to vegetables, fish ponds, and human health risk assessments

S Tasleem, S Masud, SS Habib, S Naz, F Fazio… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Overuse of fertilizers on agricultural lands and fish ponds may result in serious pollution
problems, such as heavy metals that can enter the food chain and pose serious health …

Co-application of organic amendments and Cd-tolerant rhizobacteria for suppression of cadmium uptake and regulation of antioxidants in tomato

MJ Sarwar, ZA Zahir, HN Asghar, M Shabaan, M Ayyub - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) contamination is a major environmental concern with well-reported adverse
impacts on environment and living entities. It limits the productivity of agricultural crops due …

Ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metals in roadside soil, dust and water of three economic zone in Enugu, Nigeria

JK Nduka, TC Umeh, HI Kelle, MAN Mgbemena… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals posed threat to humans and environment. Spatial distribution/source
identifications of heavy metals in soil, dust and water along major road of three economic …