Health risks associated with fluoride intake from rural drinking water supply and inverse mass balance modeling to decipher hydrogeochemical processes in Vattamalaikarai River basin, South India.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate potential human and ecological risks associated with metals in fish and crayfish from mining in the Tri-States Mining District (TSMD). Crayfish (Orconectes spp.) and fish of six frequently consumed species (common carp, Cyprinus carpio; channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus; ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Schmitt CJ,Brumbaugh WG,Linder GL,Hinck JE

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of information concerning human health risks due to exposure to mercury contained in shark fins, through dietary intake. Health risk assessment of shark fins, collected from 5 cities in China: Hong Kong (HK), Beijing, Shanghai (SH), Haikou (HN) and Wenzhou (WZ), was conducted, based on total mercury an...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Man YB,Wu SC,Wong MH

更新日期：2014-12-01 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

abstract：:The groundwater quality of southwestern Punjab, India, is a serious cause of concern due to the presence of chemical contaminants in it. However, limited studies of groundwater quality, sources of chemical contaminants and their health risks are available for the region. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Kumar R,Mittal S,Sahoo PK,Sahoo SK

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates indoor air concentrations of CO2, NO2, and O3 and their relationship to other indoor environmental factors in facilities with occupants susceptible to air contaminants, such as hospitals, senior specialized hospitals, elderly care facilities, and postnatal care centers. Indoor air samples were col...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Hwang SH,Park WM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to understand the processes of stone formation, compositional, spectroscopic, mineralogical and crystallographic characteristics of human urinary stones collected from patients in Sri Lanka were investigated in detail. The data showed that the majority of urinary calculi were calcium oxalate, either whewellit...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Chandrajith R,Weerasingha A,Premaratne KM,Gamage D,Abeygunasekera AM,Joachimski MM,Senaratne A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium (Se) is an important micronutrient and essential trace element for both humans and animals, which exist in the environment ubiquitously. Selenium deficiency is an important issue worldwide, with various reported cases of its deficiency. Low selenium contents in some specific terrestrial environments have resu...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ullah H,Liu G,Yousaf B,Ali MU,Irshad S,Abbas Q,Ahmad R

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead poisoning produces serious health problems, which are worse when a victim is younger. The US government and society have tried to prevent lead poisoning, especially since the 1970s; however, lead exposure remains prevalent. Lead poisoning analyses frequently use georeferenced blood lead level data. Like other typ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lee M,Chun Y,Griffith DA

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:This paper reviews from the geological and biological perspectives the achievements of Russian researchers in the field of geophagy, which have not been published in English. It is focused on publications in Russian language about (1) animal behavior related to geophagy, (2) mineral and chemical composition as well as...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Panichev AM,Golokhvast KS,Gulkov AN,Chekryzhov IY

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known and proven that heavy metal contamination of the soils can severely affect the health of the people living in the contaminated areas given the ease with which trace elements can enter the human body. In addition-to agricultural crop depreciation as well as soil erosion, soil pollution can negatively a...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Popa DM,Moldovan M,Prodan D,Aldea C,Lazăr C,Lazea C,Crişan M,Sur LM,Man SC,Borzan C

更新日期：2020-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted at a University campus of Agra to determine concentrations of crustal and trace elements in submicron mode (PM1) particles to reveal sources and detrimental effects of PM1-bound metals (Cr, Cd, Mn, Zn, As, Co, Pb, Cu and Ni) in samples collected in the foggy (1 December 2016-17 January ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Mangal A,Satsangi A,Lakhani A,Kumari KM

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been increasing interest in employing electro-bioremediation, a hybrid technology of bioremediation and electrokinetics, to overcome the low bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOC) by homogenizing sorption-retarded HOC and immobilised microorganisms. Present electro-remediation approaches m...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Shi L,Müller S,Harms H,Wick LY

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentrations of 16 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in six short sediment cores from the Clyde Estuary were determined by gas-chromatography mass-spectrometry. Total PBDE concentrations ranged from 1 to 2,645 mug/kg and the average concentration was 287 mug/kg. BDE-209 was the main congener and var...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Vane CH,Ma YJ,Chen SJ,Mai BX

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coal-fired power stations are significant sources of soil contamination with heavy metals and a source of hazard to human health. The soil samples (n = 25) selected in the area around Novocherkassk Power Station (Rostov Region, Russia) within a radius of up to 20 km revealed the enrichment with Pb, Cu and Zn. The heav...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Linnik VG,Minkina TM,Bauer TV,Saveliev AA,Mandzhieva SS

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorinated compounds (PFC) in water, sediment, soil, and biota from the coastal industrial area of Tianjin, China, were measured to provide baseline information and to determine possible sources and potential risk to wildlife. Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) was the predominant PFC with maximum concentrations of 1...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Wang T,Lu Y,Chen C,Naile JE,Khim JS,Giesy JP

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groundwater pollution in tropical and human-altered coastal landscapes is receiving novel attention due to decreasing in annual recharge as a consequence of recurrent droughts and overexploitation, whereby saline intrusion, point and diffuse source contamination, and water conflicts are common denominators. This study...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Sánchez-Gutiérrez R,Mena-Rivera L,Sánchez-Murillo R,Fonseca-Sánchez A,Madrigal-Solís H

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:The main objective of this paper is to evaluate how a choice of different background values may affect assessing the anthropogenic heavy metal pollution in sediments from Tisza River (Serbia). The second objective of this paper is to underline significance of using geochemical background values when establishing quali...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Štrbac S,Kašanin Grubin M,Vasić N

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:A number of bench scale laboratory column tests were carried out using a newly designed and developed electrokinetic cell to investigate the fundamental behavior of zinc-spiked kaolin clay subjected to an electric field. Laboratory investigations focused on (i) zinc migration by the combined effects of electromigratio...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lee MH,Kamon M,Kim SS,Lee JY,Chung HI

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative distribution of Al between its various organic and inorganic complexes dictates its mobility in the environment, bioavailability, and toxicity. In recent years, there has been significant progress made in understanding the differential bioavailability and toxicity of various chemical species of Al to plan...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Bertsch PM

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：:The present study deals with the assessment of sequential extraction of particulate matter (PM)-bound metals and the potential health risks associated with them in a growing metropolitan city (Pune) of India. The average mass concentration of both PM2.5-10 and PM2.5 exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards....

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Jan R,Roy R,Yadav S,Satsangi PG

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) has emerged as a serious health issue in Sri Lanka. The disease has been recorded in the North Central Province of the country. While studies have elicited many hypotheses concerning the pathogenicity of CKDu, none adequately explains the cause of CKDu and the measure...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Kulathunga MRDL,Ayanka Wijayawardena MA,Naidu R,Wijeratne AW

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the abundant literature on metal contamination through road dust (RD) in urban/suburban and residential/highway regions, the RD of highways traversing through the Kaziranga National Park, NE India, has not been studied and lacks baseline data. The objective of the present study was to ascertain the possibility...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Devi U,Taki K,Shukla T,Sarma KP,Hoque RR,Kumar M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Broad-scale clearing of native vegetation for agriculture in southwestern Australia has resulted in severe ecosystem degradation, which has been compounded by the subsequent development of large areas of dryland salinity; decreased transevaporation allows the water table to rise, dissolving ancient aeolian salt deposi...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Jardine A,Corkeron M,Weinstein P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New lines of evidence suggest that less than 10% of neurodegenerative diseases have a strict genetic aetiology and other factors may be prevalent. Environmental exposures to potentially toxic elements appear to be a risk factor for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and sclerosis diseases. This study proposes a multidisciplinar...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Cabral Pinto MMS,Marinho-Reis AP,Almeida A,Ordens CM,Silva MMVG,Freitas S,Simões MR,Moreira PI,Dinis PA,Diniz ML,Ferreira da Silva EA,Condesso de Melo MT

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Korea, the heavy metal pollution from about 1,000 abandoned mines has been a serious environmental issue. Especially, the surface waters, groundwaters, and soils around mines have been contaminated by heavy metals originating from acid mine drainage (AMD) and mine tailings. So far, AMD was considered as a waste str...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Park SM,Yoo JC,Ji SW,Yang JS,Baek K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on the oral bioaccessibility and children health risks of metal(loid)s (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn) in soil/indoor dust of school and households from Lanzhou, China. The simple bioaccessibility extraction test method was applied to assess bioaccessibility, and children's health risk was assessed ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Ma J,Li Y,Liu Y,Wang X,Lin C,Cheng H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00