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Source-specific probabilistic health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in groundwater of a copper mining and smelter area
The occurrence of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), including twelve heavy metal(loid)s (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Hg, As, Co, V, Fe, Mn), fluoride (F − ...
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Seasonal source identification and source-specific health risk assessment of pollutants in road dust
Humans who are exposed to metals in road dust may have potential health risks through touching, ingesting, and inhaling the suspended road dust....
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Pollution and source-specific risk analysis of potentially toxic metals in urban soils of an oasis-tourist city in northwest China
Source-specific risk apportionment for soil potentially toxic metals (PTMs) is of great significance for contamination prevention and risk management...
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Source-Specific Ecological Risk of Atmospheric PM2.5-Bound Metals and Implications for Air Pollution Control: A Regional Perspective from China
Atmospheric PM 2.5 -bound metals are a globally recognized environmental concern that poses a great threat to regional ecosystem health. Determining...
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Impact of particle sizes on health risks and source-specific health risks for heavy metals in road dust
To analyze the impact of particle sizes on sources and related health risks for heavy metals, road dust samples in Bei**g were collected and sifted...
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Receptor model-based source-specific health risks of toxic metal(loid)s in coal basin-induced agricultural soil in northwest Bangladesh
Toxic metal(loid)s (TMLs) in agricultural soils cause detrimental effects on ecosystem and human health. Therefore, source-specific health risk...
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Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment of Ions in Bottled Spring Water Samples
AbstractThis study aims to determine the concentrations of fluoride, nitrite, nitrate, chloride, sulfate, phosphate, calcium, sodium, magnesium,...
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Soil heavy metal pollution and health risk assessment around Wangchun Industrial Park, Ningbo, China
PurposeTo explore the soil heavy metal pollution around Wangchun Industrial Park and its health effects on people of different ages.
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A joint method to assess pollution status and source-specific human health risks of potential toxic elements in soils
Potential toxic elements (PTEs) in soils follow various exposure pathways (e.g., ingestion, dermal contact, and inhalation) when migrating to the...
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Dietary cadmium health risk assessment for the Chinese population
Cadmium (Cd) has high rates of soil-to-plant transference, coupled with its non-biodegradability and persistence; long-term management of Cd in...
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Groundwater chemical evolution characteristics and human health risk assessment in Shicheng County, Jiangxi Province
Groundwater plays a pivotal role in the water resources of Shicheng County; however, the issue of excessive fluoride content in groundwater and its...
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Human health risk assessment and uncertainty analysis of silver nanoparticles in water
Despite frequent detection in environmental waters, literature which quantifies the health risk of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) through oral...
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Human health risk assessment of metal-contaminated soils in Sydney estuary catchment (Australia)
Sydney estuary catchment supports the largest city in Australia and provides essential eco-social and environmental services; however, the region has...
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Tracing the land use specific impacts on groundwater quality: a chemometric, information entropy WQI and health risk assessment study
Understanding the nexus of land use and water quality can potentially underline the influences within the groundwater management. The study envisages...
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Human exposure to formaldehyde and health risk assessment: a 46-year systematic literature review
After confirming that formaldehyde (FA) is carcinogenic, many studies were conducted in different countries to investigate this finding. Therefore,...
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Areal Health Risk Assessment Using Soil Bioaccessible Heavy Metal(loid)s Around Industrial Area in Nan**g, Southeast China
A systematic protocol for conducting area-specific health risk assessments associated with soil heavy metal(loid)s contamination, incorporating total...
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Deterministic health risk assessment, spatial analysis and hydrochemical assessment to toxic fluoride in groundwater of Dhar District, M.P, India
Fluoride contamination in India’s groundwater is nowadays widespread, with serious health consequences. We collected 205 water samples from both...
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Drinking water quality & health risk assessment of secondary water supply systems in residential neighborhoods
Secondary water supply systems (SWSSs) are important components of the water supply infrastructure that ensure residents’ drinking water safety....
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Pollution characteristics, source apportionment, and health risk assessment of PM10 and PM2.5 in rooftop and kerbside environment of Lanzhou, NW China
To investigate air pollution in the kerbside environment and its associated human health risks, a study was conducted in Lanzhou during December...
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Determination of heavy metals and health risk assessment in drinking water in Jigjiga City, Ethiopia
Water is essential to life on Earth, yet heavy metal concentrations in it can have negative consequences on people's health. This study was designed...
