Cadmium Uptake and Relationship to Feeding Habits of Freshwater Fish from the Ayeyarwady River, Mandalay, Myanmar [0.03%]
缅甸曼德勒伊洛瓦底江淡水鱼的镉积累及其与摄食方式的关系
Khin Myint Mar
Khin Myint Mar
Background: Pollution of the aquatic ecosystem by heavy metals is increasing due to anthropogenic activities. Cadmium (Cd) can accumulate in soil, be taken up by plants, and passed on in the food chain to animals and huma...
Prevalence of Chronic Bronchitis and Respiratory Health Profile of a Population Exposed to Wood Smoke in Nicaragua [0.03%]
尼加拉瓜木烟暴露人群慢性支气管炎的患病率及其呼吸健康状况
Annika Maas,Henning Kothe,Ivette Pilarte Centeno et al.
Annika Maas et al.
Background: Household air pollution (HAP) is one of the most important environmental risk factors worldwide associated with chronic respiratory diseases. ...
Lead Toxicoses in Free-Range Chickens in Artisanal Gold-Mining Communities, Zamfara, Nigeria [0.03%]
尼日利亚赞法拉手工艺采矿社区放养鸡的铅中毒事件
Olusola O Oladipo,Olatunde B Akanbi,Pius S Ekong et al.
Olusola O Oladipo et al.
Background: In early 2010, outbreaks of lead poisoning due to artisanal gold mining in villages in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara have resulted in the death of hundreds of children < 5 years old. There have also ...
Assessment of Ordinary Kriging and Inverse Distance Weighting Methods for Modeling Chromium and Cadmium Soil Pollution in E-Waste Sites in Douala, Cameroon [0.03%]
评估克里金法和反距离加权法在喀麦隆杜阿拉电子废物场地铬和镉土壤污染模型中的应用
Romaric Emmanuel Ouabo,Abimbola Y Sangodoyin,Mary B Ogundiran
Romaric Emmanuel Ouabo
Background: Several studies have demonstrated that chromium (Cr) and cadmium (Cd) have adverse impacts on the environment and human health. These elements are present in electronic waste (e-waste) recycling sites. Several...
Survey of Methylmercury Exposures and Risk Factors Among Indigenous Communities in Guyana, South America [0.03%]
南美洲圭亚那印第安人社区甲基汞暴露与风险因素调查研究
L Cynthia Watson,Jorge L Hurtado-Gonzales,Christopher J Chin et al.
L Cynthia Watson et al.
Background: Gold mining activities in forested areas across Guyana have been a common practice for more than a century. The intensification of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in recent decades caused by globa...
Groundwater Quality and Pollution Index for Heavy Metals in Saïs Plain, Morocco [0.03%]
摩洛哥赛斯平原地下水重金属质量及污染指数研究
Said Lotfi,Miloud Chakit,Driss Belghyti
Said Lotfi
Background: Heavy metals contamination threatens groundwater resources in many areas around the world. Various methods to evaluate groundwater quality have been used to characterize sources of contamination and associated...
Heavy Metals Bioaccumulation and Health Risks with Associated Histopathological Changes in Clarias gariepinus from the Kado Fish Market, Abuja, Nigeria [0.03%]
尼日利亚阿布贾卡多鱼市场售卖的尖头鱼体内重金属积累、健康风险及其相关组织病理学变化
Samson E Abalaka,Simon I Enem,Idoko S Idoko et al.
Samson E Abalaka et al.
Background: Aquatic pollution by heavy metals has become a global problem and is of great concern due to the detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystems and possible human uptake. ...
Mercury Exposure Associated with Use of Skin Lightening Products in Jamaica [0.03%]
与牙买加使用皮肤美白产品相关的汞接触事件
Phylicia Ricketts,Christopher Knight,Andre Gordon et al.
Phylicia Ricketts et al.
Background: Skin bleaching is a major health concern among Jamaicans. A common ingredient in skin lightening products is mercury. Mercury is a toxic substance that can cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract, nervous s...
Beyond Smoking: Environmental Determinants of Asthma Prevalence in Western Nepal [0.03%]
尼泊尔西部哮喘流行率的环境决定因素——吸烟之外的影响因素分析
Uttam Paudel,Krishna Prasad Pant
Uttam Paudel
Background: Asthma is widely prevalent in Nepal, but the causes are not well known aside from some general associations with ambient air pollution and microbial exposures. Information on the wide-ranging determinants of a...
Nabil Darwesh,Ramzy S M Naser,Mohammed Al-Qawati et al.
Nabil Darwesh et al.
Background: Groundwater is an important source of drinking water for human and animal populations and therefore should be protected from pollution. The study area, Sidi Slimane, is in the western region of Morocco, which ...