scholarly journals Implications of Sediment Geochemistry and Diet Habits in Fish Metal Levels and Human Health Risk

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Bosco-Santos ◽  
Wanilson Luiz-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Sediment Geochemistry ◽  
Metal Levels ◽  
Diet Habits

scholarly journals Human health risk assessment of lead, cadmium, and mercury co-exposure from agricultural soils in the Tuzla Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-279
Author(s):  
Maida Šljivić Husejnović ◽  
Saša Janković ◽  
Dragica Nikolić ◽  
Biljana Antonijević
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Hazard Index ◽  
Probabilistic Methods ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
Metal Levels

Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the risk of human exposure to lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) through agricultural soil by considering both uncertainty and variability in key exposure parameters. For this reason we collected soil samples from 29 locations in the Tuzla Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and measured their metal levels with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission or absorption spectrometry (ICP-AES and ICP-AAS, respectively). The levels of Pb ranged from 13.33 to 1692.33 mg/kg, of Cd from 0.05 to 3.67 mg/kg, and of Hg from 0.02 to 2.73 mg/kg. To estimate cancer and non-cancer risks we used deterministic and semi-probabilistic methods. Lead was found to involve higher health risk than the other two heavy metals. Its hazard index (HI) decreased between population groups (children>women>men) and exposure routes (ingestion>skin contact>inhalation). Our Monte Carlo simulations indicated that Pb HIs for both adult populations had a 0.6 % probability to exceed the threshold value of 1, while in children this probability was 14.2 %. Cd and Hg showed no probability to exceed the threshold in any scenario. Our simulation results raise concern about possible adverse health effects of heavy metals from soil, especially in children. It is very important to continue monitoring environmental pollution and assess human health risk, not only with respect to soil, but also with other important environmental compartments, such as air and water.

scholarly journals Human Health Risk Assessments of Trace Metals on the Clam Corbicula javanica in a Tropical River in Peninsular Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Chee Kong Yap ◽  
Koe Wei Wong ◽  
Salman Abdo Al-Shami ◽  
Rosimah Nulit ◽  
Wan Hee Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Target Hazard Quotient ◽  
Metal Levels ◽  
Clam Corbicula ◽  
Safety Guidelines

This study aimed to analyse ten trace metal concentrations in the edible part of the freshwater clam Corbicula javanica and to provide a critical assessment of the potential risks to human health through consumption of this clam as food based on well-established indices and food safety guidelines. The clams were captured from a pristine original site and transplanted to other sites with different environmental qualities. The trace metal levels in the edible total soft tissue (TST) of the clam were below those of the food safety guidelines referred to except for Pb, which exceeded the permissible limit set by the European Commission (2006) and the US Food and Drug Administration/ Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition); Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference. (USFDA/CFSAN; ISSC) (2007). The estimated daily intake (EDI) values of the clam were found to be lower than the oral reference dose and the calculated target hazard quotient (THQ) and total THQ were found to be less than 1. Therefore, in conclusion, the human health risk for consumption of TST of C. javanica at both average and high-level were insignificant regardless of the environment it was exposed to.

Edible Mushrooms from Niger Delta, Nigeria with Heavy Metal Levels of Public Health Concern: A Human Health Risk Assessment

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sorbari Igbiri ◽  
Nnaemeka A. Udowelle ◽  
Osazuwa C. Ekhator ◽  
Rose N. Asomugha ◽  
Zelinjo N. Igweze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Metal Levels

Groundwater heavy metal levels and associated human health risk in the North China Plain

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 10389-10398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Ming-yu Wang ◽  
Li-ya Liu ◽  
Hui-fang Wang ◽  
Sen Yu
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
North China Plain ◽  
North China ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
The North ◽  
The North China Plain ◽  
Metal Levels

Human health risk assessment: application of the NORISC-HRA and ROME models at two test sites

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Quercia ◽  
A. Vecchio ◽  
M. Falconi ◽  
L. Togni ◽  
E. Wcislo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Human Health Risk ◽  
Human Health Risk Assessment
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