Investigation of severe water problem in urban areas of a developing country: the case of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

abstract：:Many aspects of Al metabolism in chronic renal failure are poorly understood. A longitudinal study of serum Al concentrations in predialysis patients and healthy control subjects revealed very high values during the autumn of 1984 and 1985. Renal Al clearance was low during the autumnal spike in serum Al but increased...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Halse J,Nordal KP,Dahl E,Thomassen Y

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PAHs are pollutants of serious environmental and human health concerns. PAH studies in environmental compartments may assist in designing PAH control measures. The levels of selected PAHs in surface sediment samples of a stream near a mining site at Okobo-Enjema, Nigeria, were investigated. The data were used to deter...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ugwu KE,Ukoha PO

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aims to estimate geochemical arsenic toxicity in the domestic livestock and possible risk for human and environment caused by them. Daily dietary arsenic intake of an exposed adult cow or bull is nearly 4.56 times higher than control populace and about 3.65 times higher than exposed goats. Arsenic to...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Das A,Joardar M,Chowdhury NR,De A,Mridha D,Roychowdhury T

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban soils in medium- and large-sized cities generally have shown elevated contents of environmentally important trace metals (e.g. lead, copper, zinc). Such high concentrations in soils of green areas, mainly recreational areas, can be a source of potentially toxic elements and pose a risk for human health. Thus the...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Madrid F,Romero AS,Madrid L,Maqueda C

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stabilization efficiencies of arsenic (As) in contaminated soil were evaluated using various additives such as limestone, steel mill slag, granular ferric hydroxide (GFH), and mine sludge collected from an acid mine drainage treatment system. The soil samples were collected from the Chungyang area, where abandoned...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ko MS,Kim JY,Bang S,Lee JS,Ko JI,Kim KW

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dechlorane Plus (DP) is a high-production volume, chlorinated flame retardant comprising two major isomers, syn- and anti-DP. In this study, levels of DP were measured in soil and earthworm samples in farmland from a typical E-waste dismantling area in China. The concentrations of total DP ranged from 0.17 to 1,990 ng...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Xiao K,Wang P,Zhang H,Shang H,Li Y,Li X,Ren D,Chen W,Zhang Q

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ingestion of food grain grown in metal-contaminated soils may cause serious effects on human health. This study assessed the concentrations of Pb, As, Cd and Zn in agricultural soils and in rice grains near a former secondary lead smelter in Khulna, Bangladesh. It analyzed 29 samples of surface soil and rice grain col...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Islam MA,Akber MA,Rahman MB,Rahman MA,Haque MA,Islam MA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were conducted on the Black Mesa Coal Mine, Kayenta, Arizona in 1977 and 1978 to study the effectiveness of Hold-Gro Erosion Control Fabric (a product from the Gulf States Paper Corporation, Tuscaloosa, Alabama) in the establishment of plants on coal mine soil following the surface mining of coal. Four pla...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Day AD,Ludeke KL

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In anoxic sediments, as those found in estuaries, the mobility of metals can be controlled by the formation of stable sulfide complexes. The potential bioavailability of a metal can then be predicted on the basis of the acid volatile sulfide (AVS) and simultaneously extracted metals (SEM) criterion. Distributions of A...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Nizoli EC,Luiz-Silva W

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in surface soil samples from Zhejiang Province, east China. Concentrations of total PCBs ranged widely from 7.50 to 263 ng kg(-1) with a mean value of 45.4 ng kg(-1) (dry matter basis). In general, concentrations in soil samples from the southern part of the test area a...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Gao J,Luo Y,Li Q,Zhang H,Wu L,Song J,Qian W,Christie P,Chen S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of the total arsenic content of a soil and its bioaccumulation by earthworms (Lumbricus rubellus and Dendrodrilus rubidus) to the arsenic fraction bioaccessible to humans, measured using an in vitro physiologically-based extraction test (PBET), was investigated. Soil and earthworm samples were collect...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Button M,Watts MJ,Cave MR,Harrington CF,Jenkin GT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:European floodplain soils are frequently contaminated with potentially toxic inorganic substances. We used a multi-surface model to estimate the aqueous concentrations of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in three Mollic Fluvisols from the Central Elbe River (Germany). The model considered complexation in solution and interaction...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Rennert T,Rinklebe J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case study was performed to determine whether the pollutants in water of urban park could bring health risk to human engaging in water-related activities such as swimming and provide evidence demonstrating the critical need for strengthened recreational water resources management of urban park. TN, NH4+-N, TP, Cu...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lu Y,Xu J,Wang H,Liu X,Li W

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic concentrations and speciation of 55 mangrove surface sediment samples from the south-eastern coast of NSW, Australia, have been measured. Arsenic concentrations were in the range 1.6-8.6 μg/g dry mass. All arsenic concentration values were well below 20 μg/g, the ANZEC/ARMCANZ interim sediment quality guidelin...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Hettiarachchi SR,Maher WA,Krikowa F,Ubrihien R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the level of platinum in urban environment in and around Seoul, the capital city of Korea. Road dust, roadside soil, and tree bark samples were collected from the sites of various traffic volumes and from control sites in the suburbs. The above samples were analyzed for Pt by ICP-MS and other heavy...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lee HY,Chon HT,Sager M,Marton L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the geochemical mechanism liable for fluoride contamination in groundwater and its health effects on the people of the Shanmuganadhi River basin, Tamil Nadu, India, 61 groundwater samples were collected during post- and pre-monsoon seasons from the wells used for drinking purposes. Collected samples...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Aravinthasamy P,Karunanidhi D,Subramani T,Srinivasamoorthy K,Anand B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The south-west of England was designated by the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) as the first 'Radon Affected Area', as over 1% of the housing stock is estimated to have an indoor radon concentration in excess of the 200 Bq m(-3) Action Level. The situation is even worse for houses situated above uranifer...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Varley NR,Flowers AG

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High concentrations of total arsenic (As) have been measured in soils of gold mining areas of Brazil. However, bioaccessibility tests have not yet been conducted on those materials, which is essential for better health risk estimates. This study aimed at evaluating As bioaccessibility in samples from a gold mining are...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ono FB,Guilherme LR,Penido ES,Carvalho GS,Hale B,Toujaguez R,Bundschuh J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ismailia Canal is one of the most important tributaries of the River Nile in Egypt. It is threatened by extinction from several sources of pollution, in addition to the intersection and nearness of the canal path with the Bilbayes drain and the effluent from the two largest conventional wastewater treatment plants...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： El-Rawy M,Fathi H,Abdalla F

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of phosphorus and nitrogen from non-point source pollution (NPS) in the Taihu Lake region was investigated through case study and surveying in the town of Xueyan, From experimental results coupled with survey and statistics in the studied area, the distribution of nitrogen and phosphorus input to the ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Guo HY,Wang XR,Zhu JG

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of biochar, produced from wheat residue at different temperatures, on the adsorption of diesel oil by loess soil. Kinetic and equilibrium data were processed to understand the adsorption mechanism of diesel by biochar-affected loess soil; dynamic and th...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Jiang YF,Sun H,Yves UJ,Li H,Hu XF

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aimed to investigate the impacts of coal mining-contaminated soil on the locally grown food crops and humans health. For the active investigation and assessment, the study collected 175 samples including contaminated and control soil and various types of food crops (corn, wheat, mixed food (egg, pork meat, p...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Hussain R,Luo K,Liang H,Hong X

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bedrock groundwaters in Geumsan County, Korea, were surveyed to investigate the distribution and geochemical behaviors of arsenic and fluoride, mobilized through geogenic processes. The concentrations were enriched up to 113 μg/L for arsenic and 7.54 mg/L for fluoride, and 16% of 150 samples exceeded World Health Orga...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ahn JS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The assessment of heavy metal contents in environmental sectors is important to estimate the carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic doses and risks for the mankind associated with it. The present work deals with the assessment of the risk exposure related to heavy metal contents in groundwater and soil samples to two diffe...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Kaur M,Kumar A,Mehra R,Kaur I

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are widely present in multiple environmental media even long after the phaseout, posing a health risk to the general population. Dietary intake is the major exposure route of PCBs; however, information is limited regarding PCBs in food that people directly consume. This study aims to m...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Kang Y,Cao S,Yan F,Qin N,Wang B,Zhang Y,Shao K,El-Maleh CA,Duan X

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mineral natural waters and spas have been used for therapeutic purposes for centuries, with Portugal being a very rich country in thermal waters and spas that are mainly distributed by northern and central regions where Beira Interior region is located. The use of thermal waters for therapeutic purposes has always bee...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Araujo ARTS,Sarraguça MC,Ribeiro MP,Coutinho P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) concentrations were determined in 16 topsoils (0-10 cm) collected across the site of a former tar works in NE England. The soils were prepared in the laboratory to two different particle size fractions: <250 μm (fraction A) and >250 μm to <2 mm (fraction B). Sixteen priority PAHs ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lorenzi D,Cave M,Dean JR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effects of gaseous pollutants (SO2, NO2) on non-accidental mortality of residents in Hefei city, we collected non-accidental deaths, air pollutants and meteorological data of Hefei city from 2014 to 2017. After controlling confounding factors with Poisson generalized additive model, we analyzed the rel...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Deng J,Hu X,Xiao C,Pan F

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study concentrations of selected metals viz., Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, Ni, Pb and Zn in surface soils of Sialkot city known worldwide for tanneries and pharmaceutical industries were measured to assess the status of urban soil pollution and to identify sources of contamination. Hierarchical cluster a...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Malik RN,Jadoon WA,Husain SZ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in the number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients from the north central region of Sri Lanka has become a environmental health issue of national concern. Unlike in other countries where long-standing diabetes and hypertension are the leading causes of renal diseases, the majority of CKD patients from...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Chandrajith R,Nanayakkara S,Itai K,Aturaliya TN,Dissanayake CB,Abeysekera T,Harada K,Watanabe T,Koizumi A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00