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Mary Mulenga, Kennedy O. Ouma, Concillia Monde and Stephen Syampungani
Mercury (Hg) pollution remains an environmental global concern due to its non-degradable and toxic nature. Natural and anthropogenic sources of Hg adversely affect the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and biological processes. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA...
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Saima Naz, Ahmad Manan Mustafa Chatha, Guillermo Téllez-Isaías, Shakeeb Ullah, Qudrat Ullah, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Muhammad Kamal Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Azka Kiran, Rubina Mushtaq, Baseer Ahmad and Zulhisyam Abdul Kari
Metallic trace elements toxicity has been associated with a wide range of morphological abnormalities in fish, both in natural aquatic ecosystems and controlled environments. The bioaccumulation of metallic trace elements can have devastating effects on ...
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Biao Zhou, Tiejian Zhang and Fei Wang
There are several industrial processes in which heavy metals are used, including but not limited to chrome plating and tanning. Amongst the most toxic heavy metals to human health are arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, copper, nickel, and mercury. The afo...
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Nicola Magnavita, Mario Sabatelli, Egeria Scoditti and Francesco Chirico
Knowing the effects observed in a worker exposed to mercury can improve the prevention of the risks associated with this toxic metal.
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Robert Siblerud, Joachim Mutter, Elaine Moore, Johannes Naumann and Harald Walach
Mercury is one of the most toxic elements and causes a multitude of health problems. It is ten times more toxic to neurons than lead. This study was created to determine if mercury could be causing Alzheimer?s disease (AD) by cross referencing the effect...
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Virginia Andreoli and Francesca Sprovieri
Human exposure to mercury is still a major public health concern. In this context, children have a higher susceptibility to adverse neurological mercury effects, compared to adults with similar exposures. Moreover, there exists a marked variability of pe...
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Basri, Masayuki Sakakibara, Koichiro Sera and Idham Andri Kurniawan
The industrial mining sector is one of the main contributors to environmental damage and toxic metal pollution, although some contamination originates from natural geological sources. Due to their position at the top of the food chain, cattle tend to bio...
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