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Human health and ecology at risk: a case study of metal pollution in Lahore, Pakistan
BackgroundWith rapid industrial development, heavy metal contamination has become a major public health and ecological concern worldwide. Although...
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Comprehensive Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Topsoil and Their Risks to Human Health and Ecosystem in Zanjan Mineral Province, Western Iran
In total, 357 soil samples of six metals across the Province of Zanjan in northwest Iran were collected and analyzed. To assess the heavy metal...
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The association of in-utero exposure to air pollution and atherogenic index of plasma in newborns
BackgroundPrenatal exposure to particulate matter (PM) and traffic was associated with the programming of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in early...
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A comprehensive drought index based on spatial principal component analysis and its application in northern China
In the background of the greenhouse effect, drought events occurred more frequently. How to monitor drought events scientifically and efficiently is...
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Pollution levels and probability risk assessment of potential toxic elements in soil of Pb–Zn smelting areas
AbstractSoil pollution around Pb–Zn smelters has attracted widespread attention around the world. In this study, we compiled a database of eight...
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Dynamic connectedness between green energy and carbon risk during Russia-Ukraine conflict: new evidence from a wavelet analysis
The study explores the inter-relations between green and renewable energy and carbon risk. Key market participants with varying time horizons include...
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Drought risk assessment on the eastern part of Indian peninsula—a study on Purulia district, West Bengal
This study focuses on measuring the spatial nature of drought risk which is conceived as the product of drought severity, drought vulnerability, and...
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Spatio-temporal Sediment Quality Risk Assessment by Using Ecological and Statistical Indicators: A Review of the Upper Sakarya River, Türkiye
In this study, heavy metal accumulation levels (Cu, Zn, Cr, Pb, As) in biotic [ Carassius gibelio (Bloch, 1782), Squalius pursakensis (Hankó 1925)]...
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Quality and health risk assessment of trace elements in groundwater within the Vea catchment of the Upper East Region, Ghana
Increasingly, contamination of groundwater by trace elements (TEs) with their accompanying health effects on humans is on the rise and requires...
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The combined effect of air pollution and non-optimal temperature on mortality in Shandong Province, China: establishment of air health index
PurposeThe air health index (AHI) captures the combined effects of air pollution and non-optimal temperatures and helps assess the atmospheric...
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Spatial distribution, pollution level and human health risk assessment of heavy metals in urban street dust at neighbourhood scale
Urban street dust (UStD) is a vital issue for human health and is crucial for urban sustainability. This study aims to enhance the creation of safe,...
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Physicochemical, pollution, health risk, and irrigation quality evaluation of some surface water sources in Nwangele, Southeastern, Nigeria
The study evaluated contamination levels of some rivers in Nwangele, Southeastern, Nigeria using pollution and health risk indices as well as...
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Characterization of soil trace metal pollution, source identification, and health risk assessment in the middle reaches of the Guihe River Basin
The natural environment, as well as human production and survival, is intrinsically dependent on soil. This study comprehensively assessed the...
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Potential toxic elements in costal sediment of the Persian Gulf: a systematic review-meta-analysis, non-dietary risk assessment and ecological risk assessment
Potential toxic element (PTE) contamination in the Persian Gulf has become an important health concern in recent decades. This investigation aimed to...
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Evaluation and health risk assessment of arsenic and potentially toxic elements pollution in groundwater of Majha Belt, Punjab, India
Concentrations of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) like arsenic, uranium, iron, and nitrate in the groundwater of the Majha Belt (including Tarn...
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Landslide risk assessment based on susceptibility and vulnerability
The aim of this study was to map the landslide risk at the Alamut watershed based on relative vulnerability and susceptibility. The potential of...
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Temporal variation of leachate pollution index of Indian landfill sites and associated human health risk
The present study investigated the variation in leachate pollution index (LPI) of four municipal solid waste (MSW) dum** sites: non-engineered...
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Risk assessment of meteo-groundwater drought using copula approach in the arid region
Groundwater serves as the primary source of freshwater in arid and semi-arid regions, rendering them resilient against precipitation scarcity....
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Microplastic Pollution and Risk Assessment in Packaged Teas in Türkiye
AbstractThis article presents the first-ever findings on the release of MPs (microplastics) from tea bags containing tea leaves into tea infusions in...
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A characterization and an exposure risk assessment of microplastics in settled house floor dust in Istanbul, Turkey
The presence of microplastics in the indoor environment presents growing environmental and human health risks because of their physicochemical and...
