Heavy metal and metalloid contamination and health risk assessment in spring water on the territory of Belgrade City, Serbia.

abstract：:The aim of this work was to report on imidacloprid [IUPAC name 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine] residues in some vegetables, fruits, and water samples collected from the West Bank, Palestine, in 1998 and 1999. Imidacloprid and its derivatives in the study samples were extracted by metha...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Daraghmeh A,Shraim A,Abulhaj S,Sansour R,Ng JC

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：:A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of the colonization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus (AMF) Glomus mosseae on the growth and metal uptake of three leguminous plants (Sesbania rostrata, Sesbania cannabina, Medicago sativa) grown in multi-metal contaminated soil. AMF colonization incr...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lin AJ,Zhang XH,Wong MH,Ye ZH,Lou LQ,Wang YS,Zhu YG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoride contamination in the groundwater has got great attention in last few decades due to their toxicity, persistent capacity and accumulation in human bodies. There are several sources of fluoride in the environment and different pathways to enter in the drinking water resources, which is responsible for potential...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Mukherjee I,Singh UK

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:The Mamut Copper Mine (MCM) located in Sabah (Malaysia) on Borneo Island was the only Cu-Au mine that operated in the country. During its operation (1975-1999), the mine produced 2.47 Mt of concentrate containing approximately 600,000 t of Cu, 45 t of Au and 294 t of Ag, and generated about 250 Mt of overburden and wa...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： van der Ent A,Edraki M

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adsorption of hydrophobic contaminants at the particle/water interface is one of the key processes controlling their fate in the aquatic environment. The sorption of the natural female hormones oestrone and 17 beta-oestradiol has been studied under simulated riverine conditions. Both the kinetics and the effects of va...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Bowman JC,Readman JW,Zhou JL

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maize (Zea mays L.) has been widely adopted for phytomanagement of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soils due to its high biomass production and Cd accumulation capacity. This paper reviewed the toxic effects of Cd and its management by maize plants. Maize could tolerate a certain level of Cd in soil while higher Cd stress c...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Rizwan M,Ali S,Qayyum MF,Ok YS,Zia-Ur-Rehman M,Abbas Z,Hannan F

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drinking groundwater containing naturally occurring elevated concentrations of fluoride has given rise to extensive dental and skeletal fluorosis affecting many millions of people in China. This paper describes three sets of indicators useful for environmental and human fluorosis management purposes, namely, descripti...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Yang L,Peterson PJ,Williams WP,Wang W,Li R,Tan J

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a general model for the biokinetics of Rn-222 in the adult human body following ingestion of the radon in water. Such a model is needed for the calculation of doses which would result from the ingestion of radon, a natural component of drinking water supplies. Information on the movement and concen...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Crawford-Brown DJ

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brick tea contains high concentration of fluoride. The aim of the present work was to explore whether and how the brick tea is a risk factor for dental caries and dental fluorosis among Tibetan children in Ganzi. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 368 12-year-old Tibetan children in Ganzi. Dental caries was me...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Zhang R,Cheng L,Zhang T,Xu T,Li M,Yin W,Jiang Q,Yang Y,Hu T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the mechanism of arsenic (As) mobilization from sediments to groundwater is important for water quality management in areas of endemic arsenic poisoning, such as the Datong basin in northern China. The bulk geochemistry analysis of sediment samples from three 50-m boreholes drilled specifically for this ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Xie X,Wang Y,Duan M,Liu H

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Operation performance and bacterial community structure of sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification (SAD) based on different sulfur sources served as electron donor was first parallelly compared among three sequencing batch reactors. Sulfur and sodium thiosulfate systems achieved similar operation performance and were...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Fu C,Li J,Lv X,Song W,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadmium (Cd) accumulation and pollution in arable soils are particularly serious in the lower reaches of the Minjiang River in southwest of China. In this study, the remediation efficiency of Cd contamination in arable soils, the distribution pattern of Cd concentration in crops, and the food safety to humans of three...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Liu Y,Liu K,Li Y,Yang W,Wu F,Zhu P,Zhang J,Chen L,Gao S,Zhang L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of electrokinetic (EK) remediation technology has been successfully demonstrated for the remediation of heavy metal-contaminated fine-grained soils through laboratory scale and field application studies. Arsenic contamination in soil is a serious problem affecting both site use and groundwater quality. T...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Kim SO,Kim WS,Kim KW

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary investigation reveals that fluorosis is reported due to the continuous intake of fluoride-rich groundwater in Vattamalikarai River basin, Tamil Nadu, India. A detailed study was attempted for evaluating the health risks associated with the intake of fluoride-rich groundwater supplied to the rural community...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Arya S,Subramani T,Vennila G,Karunanidhi D

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review paper, various methods for arsenic removal from water have been described by explaining the related mechanisms of each methods. Advantages and drawbacks were discussed. Membrane methods were suggested as reliable methods for elimination of arsenic from water in addition to other conventional separation ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Höll WH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As one of the important elements of controlling the redox system within the hyporheic and hypolentic zone, sulfur is involved in a series of complex biogeochemical processes such as carbon cycle, water acidification, formation of iron and manganese minerals, redox processes of trace metal elements and a series of impo...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Su X,Cui G,Wang H,Dai Z,Woo NC,Yuan W

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phyto- and bioremediation are perspective methods for soil recultivation. In spite of resistance of plant-hyperaccumulators and degrading microorganisms to some contaminants, there are soil toxicity limits for their growth and activity. Therefore, simple and express methods are needed to estimate the soil phytotoxicit...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Vasilyeva GK,Kondrashina VS,Strijakova ER,Pinsky DL

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The major causes of toxicity in slaughterhouse wastewater are identified by analyzing the relationship between representative pollutants and the acute toxicity of Daphnia magna. Experimental results demonstrate that organic matters are strongly associated with the acute toxicity. Among many organic pollutants, protein...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Kim HJ,Lee D,Won CH,Kim HW

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:Dietary ingestion of radionuclides by human may lead to many hazardous effects such as cancers. No studies have been conducted to estimate the levels of radioactivity dosage received from Sri Lankan homemade foods. In order to find out the levels of radionuclides in Sri Lankan cooked foods, meal plans (n = 11) that ar...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Jayasinghe C,Molligoda V,Attanayaka T,Waduge V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rio Grande, the southernmost Brazilian port and industrial center, is marked by mercury-polluted ground cover. This pollution varies spatially, with levels exceeding 1,000 μg kg(-1) in 30% of the urban territory. The risk of Hg impact as a result of deliberate and involuntary geophagy is increased by restrained urban ...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Muccillo-Baisch AL,Mirlean N,Carrazzoni D,Soares MC,Goulart GP,Baisch P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study reported here was to characterize arsenic (As) accumulation by Pteris ferns by comparing 3 of the ferns of this genus with each other as well as with four non-Pteris ferns growing on seven sites in southern China with different As levels. A total of 112 samples, including 78 Pteris vittata,...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Wei CY,Wang C,Sun X,Wang WY

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil contamination by heavy metals and metalloids is a serious problem which needs to be addressed. There are several methods for removal of contaminants, but they are costly, while the method of phytoremediation is eco-friendly and cost-effective. Pteridophytes have been found to remediate heavy metal-contaminated so...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Praveen A,Pandey VC

更新日期：2020-08-01 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 combination of bioremediation and electrokinetics, termed bioelectrokinetics, has been studied constantly to enhance the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from soil. The use of the bioleaching process originating from Fe- and/or S-oxidizing bacteria may be a feasible technology for the remediation of h...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Lee KY,Kim HA,Lee BT,Kim SO,Kwon YH,Kim KW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA strand breaks are a common form of DNA damage that can contribute to chromosomal instability or gene mutations. Such strand breaks may be caused by exposure to heavy metals. The aim of this study was to assess the level of DNA strand breaks caused by µm-scale solid particles of known chemical composition with elev...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Badri H,Polya DA,Povey AC

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The quality of cultivated consumed vegetables in relation to environmental pollution is a crucial issue for urban and peri-urban areas, which host the majority of people at the global scale. In order to evaluate the fate of metals in urban soil-plant-atmosphere systems and their consequences on human exposure, a field...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Xiong T,Dumat C,Pierart A,Shahid M,Kang Y,Li N,Bertoni G,Laplanche C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arsenic is present in airborne particulate material released by coal-fired power plants and non-ferrous metal smelters. We have assessed whether the physico-chemical properties of arsenic in such particles play a role in its lung retention and uptake by the body. Female hamsters were given a single intratracheal insti...

journal_title：Environmental geochemistry and health

authors： Buchet JP,Lauwerys RR,Yager JW

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00