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Hair Heavy Metals and Food Consumption in Residents of Chengdu: Factors, Food Contribution, and Health Risk Assessment
Heavy metal pollution is one of the most pressing issues threatening food security and human health. This study assesses heavy metal (chromium, cadmium, copper, zinc, nickel, and lead) exposure via hair metal ...
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Human health risk assessment based on a total diet study of daily mercury intake in Chengdu, China
To assess the total daily mercury intake and main exposure sources of residents, six food groups, including marine fish, freshwater fish, poultry, livestock, vegetables, and cereals, were collected from five d...
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Effects of sodium selenite, yeast selenium, and nano-selenium on toxicity, growth, and selenium bioaccumulation in Lucilia sericata maggots
In this study, we investigated the effects of different types of selenium (Se) (sodium selenite [SS], yeast selenium [YS], and nano-selenium [NS]) on the toxicity, growth, Se accumulation, and transformation of L...
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Selenium toxicity and bioaccumulation in selenium-enriched fly (Chrysomya megacephala) maggots
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for human health, and as a potential animal feed, the Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) fly is rich in protein and fat. By using different concentrations of sodium sele...
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Using fly larvae to convert food waste for growing Oujiang color common carps: health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
The present study used Chrysomya megacephala larvae (CML) to transform food waste into safe and high-quality fish feed to substitute fish meal as a source of protein for growing Oujiang color common carps followe...
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Influence of exogenous selenomethionine and selenocystine on uptake and accumulation of Se in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. **nong 979)
Soil selenium (Se) is mainly inorganic including selenate and selenite but organic forms such as selenomethionine (SeMet) and selenocystine (SeCys2) are commonly present. Although organic Se is bioavailable or po...
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Special issue on contamination, remediation and health for pollutants in natural aquatic, soil, sediments and atmospheric environments
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The comparison of transcriptomic response of green microalga Chlorella sorokiniana exposure to environmentally relevant concentration of cadmium(II) and 4-n-nonylphenol
The transcriptomic response of green microalga Chlorella sorokiniana exposure to environmentally relevant concentration of cadmium(II) (Cd) and 4-n-nonylphenol (4-n-NP) was compared in the present study. Cd and 4...
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Ecological risks of heavy metals/metalloid discharged from two sewage treatment works to Mai Po Ramsar site, South China
The concentrations of six heavy metal/metalloids (HMs) cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and arsenic (As) were determined in the influent, effluent, and dewatered sludge of two sew...
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Effect of tobacco stem-derived biochar on soil metal immobilization and the cultivation of tobacco plant
Tobacco stems collected from tobacco cultivation fields were pyrolyzed to produce value-added biochar that was used to remediate metal-contaminated soil which was then used for tobacco cultivation. The feasibi...
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Evaluation of Nutritional Values of Food Waste-Based Feed Pellets and Common Feeding Materials for Culturing Freshwater Fish
There are 3,600 tonnes of food waste (FW) disposed at landfill sites daily, and the existing landfills in Hong Kong will be successively exhausted by 2020. Recycling of FW can partially ease the disposal press...
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Biowaste for environmental remediation and sustainable waste management
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The use of food waste-based diets and Napier grass to culture grass carp: growth performance and contaminants contained in cultured fish
The present study used commercial feeds, food waste feeds, Napier grass, and mixed feeds (food waste feed to Napier grass ratio, 1:10) to feed grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). The results indicated that gra...
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Food wastes as fish feeds for polyculture of low-trophic-level fish: bioaccumulation and health risk assessments of heavy metals in the cultured fish
The major purpose of this study was to use different types of food wastes which serve as the major sources of protein to replace the fish meal used in fish feeds to produce quality fish. Two types of food wast...
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Human health risk assessment of soil dioxin/furans contamination and dioxin-like activity determined by ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase bioassay
The major objective of this study was to evaluate the human health risks of agricultural land use conversion to other purposes in Hong Kong, based on the levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlo...
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Environmental mercury concentrations in cultured low-trophic-level fish using food waste-based diets
In this study, different types of food wastes were used as the major source of protein to replace the fish meal in fish feeds to produce quality fish (polyculture of different freshwater fish). During October ...
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Shark fin, a symbol of wealth and good fortune may pose health risks: the case of mercury
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:...
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Human health risk assessment based on trace metals in suspended air particulates, surface dust, and floor dust from e-waste recycling workshops in Hong Kong, China
This study investigated health risks exerted on electronic waste (e-waste) recycling workers exposed to cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), mercury (Hg), and zinc (Zn) in Hong Kon...
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Arsenic concentration in rice, fish, meat and vegetables in Cambodia: a preliminary risk assessment
To assess arsenic contaminations and its possible adverse health effects, food samples were collected from Kandal, Kratie and Kampong Cham in Cambodia. The highest and the lowest concentrations were observed i...
