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Impact of a Non-Formal Environmental Education Program on safe handling of pesticides among Mexican subsistence farmers: a participatory pilot study Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio; José Legorreta-Soberanis; Ramón Bedolla-Solano; José Luis Rosas-Acevedo; Rafael Valencia-Quintana; Ana Laura Juárez-López; Sergio Paredes-Solís
Abstract Pesticides negatively impact human health and environment, resulting in a high number of deaths annually. The objective of the present study was to measure the impact of an educational intervention on safe handling of pesticides in subsistence farmers in rural communities in Mexico. In a participatory non-randomized controlled community trial subsistence farmers were surveyed on safe handling
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Demographic and geographic patterns of cetacean-based food product consumption and potential mercury exposure within a Caribbean whaling community Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Russell Fielding; Jeremy J. Kiszka; Catherine Macdonald; Meaghan A. McCormack; Jessica Dutton; Alison D. Ollivierre; James A. Arnett; Molly Elkins; Niko A. Darby; Hannah-Marie Garcia; Suzanne Skinner; Haley Tucker; Vincent Reid
Abstract Exposure to mercury (Hg), especially methylmercury (MeHg), through the consumption of seafood is a major public health concern. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Eastern Caribbean) supports two related whaling operations, which produce food from cetaceans for human consumption. Recent data suggest that Hg concentrations in cetacean tissue samples exceed recommended consumption limits. Our objective
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Influence of socio-environmental risks on natural resource dependent socio-ecological systems in Central Himalaya Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Shruthi Gopirajan A T; Praveen Kumar; Neha Chauhan; P. K. Joshi
Abstract The fragile landscape of Himalaya harbors a wide range of natural resource dependent communities. However, they are the primary receivers for any adverse social and environmental changes. The study explored the impact of climate variability, disaster, migration, and wildlife on resource utilization pattern of two natural resource dependent Socio-Ecological Systems (SESs) in the Central Himalaya
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Deriving predicted no-effect concentrations (PNECs) using a novel assessment factor method Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Alexander I. Okonski; Drew B. MacDonald; Kelly Potter; Mark Bonnell
Abstract Ecological risk assessments of substances with limited ecotoxicity datasets typically employ an assessment factor (AF) method to determine a predicted no-effect concentration (PNEC) needed for risk characterization. A PNEC is usually derived by dividing the lowest toxicity value in the substance’s dataset by a certain assessment factor. The AF method, in its various iterations, has been used
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Modeling exposure risk and prevention of mercury in drinking water for artisanal-small scale gold mining communities Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 V. L. Morgan; L. Casso-Hartmann; I. Velez-Torres; D. C. Vanegas; R. Muñoz-Carpena; E. S. McLamore; G. A. Kiker
Abstract The goal of this study was to evaluate the age-differentiated health risks associated with exposure to mercury in drinking water from artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sites on nearby communities in Yolombo, Colombia. In 2017, nine samples were collected from a local regulatory agency to report mercury concentrations in locations near mining sites. We performed a risk assessment to
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Development of health-based environmental screening levels for insensitive munitions constituents Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-12-28 Emily May Lent; Glenn Leach; Mark S. Johnson
Abstract Dinitroanisole (DNAN), 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO), and nitroguanidine (NQ) are constituents of insensitive munitions being developed to minimize the acute hazards associated with non-intentional detonation of warheads. Although a reference dose (RfD) has been established for NQ and occupational exposure levels have been developed for all three compounds, current state-of-the science
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Assessment of health hazards related to contaminations of fluorides, nitrates, and nitrites in drinking water of Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Aslam Hameed; Saima Nazir; Jalil Ur Rehman; Nisar Ahmad; Altaf Hussain; Iftikhar Alam; Alia Nazir; M. Bilal Tahir
Abstract The high concentration of fluorides, nitrates, and nitrites in water causes methemoglobinemia and gastrointestinal cancer. The purpose of this research is to investigate the physiochemical analysis and concentration of fluoride, nitrate, and nitrite with interconnected health hazards due to potable water. The potable water samples were collected from 48 different rural and urban areas of district
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Health risk assessment and prevalence of fluoride in groundwater around the geological diversity of Ambadongar South Gujarat, India Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 K. D. Shirke; Ajaykumar Kadam; N. J. Pawar
Abstract Fluoride (F−) in the environment has appealed the contemplation of numerous researchers across the globe; which is an essential element for human health within certain limits and toxic beyond that. Therefore, knowledge of variation of F− is thus a necessity for taking preventative measures. In view of this, 60 samples were collected to study health risk assessment from Ambadongar area representing
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How historical land use/land cover changes affected ecosystem services in lake Pamvotis, Greece Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-12-09 Dionissis Latinopoulos; Maria Koulouri; Ifigenia Kagalou
Abstract Historic land changes reflect human pressure in aquatic ecosystems. The value of littoral and riparian zones for lakes is of outmost importance for their hydrology, ecology and support of ecosystem services. The last 75 years altered the landscape mosaic of Lake Pamvotis affecting those habitats. In such an ancient, urban, Mediterranean shallow lake, historic black and white aerial photographs
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Impact of human activities on urban river system and its implication for water-environment risks: an isotope-based investigation in Chengdu, China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Chengcheng Xia; Guodong Liu; Yuchuan Meng; Zhengyong Wang; Xiaoxue Zhang
Abstract To analyze the anthropogenic activities on water-environment conditions, sampling campaigns and isotope measurement for precipitation, river water and groundwater were conducted in Jinjiang River System, Chengdu, China for one year. The results show that runoff is the main factor affecting the isotopic composition in natural-state rivers, while in rivers affected by human activities, the isotopic
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Risk assessments of contaminated sediments from the perspective of weight of evidence strategies – a Swedish case study Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Peter Bruce; Anna Sobek; Yvonne Ohlsson; Clare Bradshaw
Abstract Several countries currently lack common recommendations specific to Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) of contaminated sediments and stakeholders report inconsistencies between currently used approaches. The objective of this study was to provide an increased understanding of how ERAs of contaminated sediments are conducted in comparison to established guidelines. For this, we use Sweden as
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Evaluation of spatio-temporal variations in water quality and suitability of an ecologically critical urban river employing water quality index and multivariate statistical approaches: A study on Shitalakhya river, Bangladesh Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-18 Md. Humayun Kabir; Tanmoy Roy Tusher; Md. Saddam Hossain; Md. Sirajul Islam; Rifat Shahid Shammi; Tapos Kormoker; Ram Proshad; Maksudul Islam
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the spatio-seasonal variations in water quality and suitability of the Shitalakhya river, an economically important and ecologically critical urban river in Bangladesh, along with associated influencing factors and possible sources of water pollution. Therefore, surface water samples were collected monthly from five sampling sites, and fourteen water
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Evaluation of ground water quality and health risk assessment due to nitrate and fluoride in the Middle Indo-Gangetic plains of India Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-17 Jitendra Maurya; Satya Narayana Pradhan; Seema; A. K. Ghosh
Abstract Fluoride and nitrate are the most widespread toxic pollutant elements present in groundwaters in large parts of India. The study assessed the groundwater quality and non-carcinogenic health risk due to fluoride and nitrate. Groundwaters were alkaline in reaction with the predominance of sulfate > bicarbonate > chloride > nitrate > fluoride. About 83.8% of the samples were poor in water quality
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The effects of short-term exposure to selected heavy metals carried by airborne fine particles on neural biomarkers during dust storms Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-02 Ahmad Badeenezhad; Mohammad Ali Baghapour; Abooalfazl Azhdarpoor; Mojtaba Keshavarz; Abdeltif Amrane; Gholamreza Goudarzi; Mohammad Hoseini
Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effects of short-term ambient environmental exposure to fine particles and heavy metals (HMs) on neural biomarkers of people within dust storm conditions. From 44 healthy volunteers, who had already been identified, blood and urine samples were taken 24 h before the dust storm. Their blood and urine samples were taken 24 h after exposure. Vanillylmandelic
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Evaluation of exposure to parabens in Iranian women and its association with personal care products using behavior Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-10-14 Yaghoub Hajizadeh; Ghasem Kiani Feizabadi; Awat Feizi; Karim Ebrahimpour
Abstract Parabens are widely used in personal care products (PCPs) as antimicrobial factors due to their biocide property. These compounds have estrogenic activities and act as endocrine disruptors against biological systems. This study aimed to measure the urinary concentration of methylparaben (MP), ethylparaben (EP), propylparaben (PP), and butylparaben (BP), and to evaluate their association with
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Evaluation of drinking and irrigation suitability of groundwater with special emphasizing the health risk posed by nitrate contamination using nitrate pollution index (NPI) and human health risk assessment (HHRA) Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-10-14 Balamurugan Panneerselvam; Shankar Karuppannan; Kirubakaran Muniraj
Abstract Groundwater is widely recognized as an essential source of water for drinking and irrigation uses in the South India. It is essential to evaluate the characterization of groundwater for drinking and irrigation uses. A total of 67 samples were collected in different locations of study area from tube wells for physio-chemical analysis. Water quality index (WQI), nitrate pollution index (NPI)
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Health risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in street dust of federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-10-07 Šuhreta Delibašić; Nedžla Đokić-Kahvedžić; Mirela Karić; Indina Keskin; Aldina Velispahić; Jasna Huremović; Kristina Herceg; Adina Selimović; Samra Silajdžić; Sabina Žero; Sabina Gojak-Salimović; Amela Partić; Arzija Pašalić
Abstract The aim of this study was to assess contamination and potential human health risks of heavy metals in street dust from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H). In total, 117 street dust samples were analyzed for Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). Health risk assessment was applied to determine potential health risks, non-carcinogenic and
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Mercury contents and potential risk levels in soils and outdoor dust from kindergartens of the city of Vanadzor (Armenia) Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Lilit Sahakyan; Gevorg Tepanosyan; Nairuhi Maghakyan; Gayane Melkonyan; Armen Saghatelyan
Mercury (Hg) contamination is a frequently debated issue in environmental research. In this study, the distribution and the ecological and health risk of Hg in soil and outdoor dust from 19 kindergartens from Vanadzor city were investigated. In comparison with other cities, Hg concentrations in dust and soil samples retrieved from Vanadzor were significantly low constituting 0.03–0.42 mg/kg and 0.025–0
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Temporal shifts in Americans’ risk perceptions of the Zika outbreak Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-09-21 Branden B. Johnson; Marcus Mayorga
Cross-sectional surveys, despite their value, are unable to probe dynamics of risk perceptions over time. An earlier longitudinal panel study of Americans’ views on Ebola risk inspired this partial replication on Americans’ views of Zika risks, using multilevel modeling to assess temporal changes in these views and inter-individual factors affecting them, and to determine if similar factors were influential
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Spatial distribution, source identification, and risk assessment of heavy metals in the soils from a mining region: a case study of Bayan Obo in northwestern China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-09-17 Zhe Wang; Yifei Luo; Chunli Zheng; Chunjiang An; Zhansheng Mi
Bayan Obo deposit is the largest light rare earth ore deposit in the world, which releases a lot of heavy metals to the surrounding environment during the long-term mining process. To make efficient protection plan, it is necessary to investigate the concentration, spatial distribution, contamination sources, and environmental-health risks of heavy metals surrounding the Bayan Obo deposit. A total
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Measuring the effectiveness of AHP and fuzzy AHP models in environmental risk assessment of a gas power plant Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-09-14 Shabnam Saffarian; Armin Mahmoudi; Mohsen Shafiee; Milad Jasemi; Leila Hashemi
Risk assessment studies due to the renewed global concerns regarding the environment are more necessary than ever. Like this article, the ultimate goal of such studies is to protect the environment, reduce costs, and save time by utilizing better technologies of risk assessment. This article, first after evaluating activities and various processes of a power plant, identifies environmental risks, and
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Pipeline transportation of crude oil in Canada: Environmental risk assessment using modified diffusion models Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-09-10 Jiahong Zhao; Manish Verma; Vedat Verter
Pipeline transportation of heavy oil poses significant risk to the environment and the human population. Though remarkable progress has been made in developing both qualitative and quantitative techniques for assessing pipeline risk, the potential threat to the bodies of water has not been well studied in the literature. In this study, we focus on three bodies of water, that is, river, lake, and aquifers
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Cross-shift change of acute kidney injury biomarkers in sugarcane farmers and cutters Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-09-02 Ritthirong Pundee; Pornpimol Kongtip; Noppanun Nankongnab; Sirirat Anutrakulchai; Mark Gregory Robson; Susan Woskie
Sugarcane farmers and cutters have been reported to be at high risk of acute kidney injury. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess acute kidney injury biomarkers, and cross-shift change among 150 sugarcane cutters and 98 sugarcane farmers in Thailand. Physical health examination, environmental measurements, and measured urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) were assessed. Cross-shift
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Pesticide management by subsistence farmers in Mexico: baseline of a pilot study to design an intervention program Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-08-30 Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio; Ramón Bedolla-Solano; José Luis Rosas-Acevedo; José Legorreta-Soberanis; Rafael Valencia-Quintana; Ana Laura Juárez-López
Pesticides optimize agricultural and livestock activity but their improper management damages health and the environment. The objective of this study was to carry out a baseline study of future intervention and reference locations to implement an intervention program. Two intervention locations and a third reference location were selected. Subsistence farmers and their relatives were surveyed on socio-demographic
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Pesticide use in Thailand: Current situation, health risks, and gaps in research and policy Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-08-27 Wisanti Laohaudomchok; Noppanun Nankongnab; Somkiat Siriruttanapruk; Pakasinee Klaimala; Witoon Lianchamroon; Prokchol Ousap; Marut Jatiket; Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul; Noppadon Kitana; Wattasit Siriwong; Thiravat Hemachudhah; Jutamaad Satayavivad; Mark Robson; Lindsay Jaacks; Dana Boyd Barr; Pornpimol Kongtip; Susan Woskie
Agriculture in Thailand, which employs over 30 percent of the workforce and contributes significantly to the country’s gross domestic product, is a key sector of its economy. Import and use of pesticides has increased over the past decade due to Thailand's major role as a leading exporter of food and agricultural products. The widespread and poorly regulated use of pesticides presents a potential risk
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Risks to health from ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) to the residents of Guwahati city, India: An analysis of prediction model Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-08-27 Abhishek Dutta; Wanida Jinsart
The smaller cities in India are facing acute problems due to air pollution but remain unaccounted due to lack of effort in highlighting them through studies. Ambient pollution data and climate data of one tier 2 Indian city, Guwahati, were collected for three years, i.e., 2016–2018 and analyzed. It showed that the winter season was very harsh from the air pollution point of view as almost 99% of the
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Health risk assessment of inorganic arsenic exposure through fish consumption in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-08-02 Claudia Tanamal; Jules M. Blais; Emmanuel Yumvihoze; Hing Man Chan
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, is located near two closed gold mines. Elevated arsenic concentrations reported in fish are a public health concern. We collected 180 samples of three species of commonly consumed fish in 2013–2018 and analyzed arsenic species, including inorganic arsenic (As(III) and As(V)), monomethylarsonate (MMA), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), and arsenobetaine. The average
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Urinary glyphosate biomonitoring of sprayers in vegetable farm in Thailand Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-30 Sasivimol Bootsikeaw; Pornpimol Kongtip; Noppanun Nankongnab; Suttinun Chantanakul; Dusit Sujirarat; Redeerat Mahaboonpeeti; Phanthawee Khangkhun; Susan Woskie
In Thailand, glyphosate is popular herbicide to control pests in the agricultural sector. This study aimed to measure glyphosate exposure concentrations through inhalation, dermal contact, and urinary glyphosate concentrations among 43 vegetable farmers spraying glyphosate in Bungphra Subdistrict, Phitsanulok Province. Four types of spraying equipment were used, manual pump backpack (n = 3), motorized
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Fluoride enrichment in groundwater and associated human health risk in a tropical hard rock terrain in South India Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-30 P. J. Sajil Kumar
This study is conducted in Dharapuram, a water-stressed semi-arid region in south India with an aim to understand the hydrochemistry of F-rich groundwater and perform a systematic human health risk assessment. Results indicate that groundwater is alkaline, dominated with Na, Mg, HCO3, and Cl. Gibb’s plot shows that groundwater is influenced by rock–water interaction and evaporation processes. The concentration
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A hybrid risk prioritization method based on generalized TODIM and BWM for Fine-Kinney under interval type-2 fuzzy environment Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-30 Jing Tang; Xinwang Liu; Weizhong Wang
The risk prioritization process is one of the most crucial steps for risk evaluation of potential hazards. The Fine-Kinney method has been commonly applied to controll risks in practice, while the classical Fine-Kinney has limitations in the determination of important degrees of risk parameters. In addition, current risk prioritization approaches for Fine-Kinney overlook the bounded rational behavior
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Trace metals in six fish by-products of two farmed fishes, the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) and the meager (Argyrosomus regius): Interactions with the environment and feed Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Aikaterini Kandyliari; Sotirios Karavoltsos; Aikaterini Sakellari; Panagiotis Anastasiadis; Michalis Asderis; Nikos Papandroulakis; Maria Kapsofefalou
For the large producers of farmed fish, the utilization of fish by-products as ingredients of food is important and thus their characterization, in terms of chemical composition and safety, becomes necessary. In this study, eleven trace metal concentrations in by-products (head, gills, guts, trimmings, bones and skin) of two Mediterranean farmed fishes, the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) and the
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Seasonal pollution characteristics, source apportionment and health risks of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an industrial city in northwestern China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Guozhen Zhang; Kejing Ma; Lijuan Sun; Pengfei Liu; Yongli Yue
PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have attracted considerable attention due to their carcinogenicity to humans. As the “copper city” of China, Baiyin has unique natural geographical conditions, but there have been few studies on PM2.5-bound PAHs pollution characteristics. Therefore, the pollution characteristics, sources and health risks of PM2.5-bound PAHs in Baiyin were studied
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Meeting the environmental challenges Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Peiyue Li
Abstract Environmental problems such as soil and water pollution, geohazards, land degradation, and desertification are seriously constraining the sustainable development of human society. Finding effective measures to meet these environmental challenges is critical. This article introduced the background of editing this special issue, and the main environmental challenges faced by human were briefly
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Health risk assessment and source identification of groundwater arsenic contamination using agglomerative hierarchical cluster analysis in selected sites from upper Eastern parts of Punjab province, Pakistan Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-26 Nisbah Mushtaq; Noshin Masood; Junaid Ali Khattak; Ishtiaque Hussain; Qasim Khan; Abida Farooqi
Geogenic contamination of Arsenic (As) poses major health threat to people living in Indus Plain of Pakistan particularly in Punjab. In this paper, we described in detail the hydrogeochemistry of As contaminated groundwaters in selected sites from Lahore, Kasur and Okara districts and its associated potential health risks. Sampling was done in 2019 and 141 groundwater samples were collected. High variability
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Study on the exposure risk based on the PM2.5 pollution characteristics of POIs and their attractiveness to the crowd Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-21 Jieran Shi; Huaxi Gao; Hongguang Cheng; Haixu Sun; Di Huang
Different functions of various POIs result in different concentrations of PM2.5 at their locations and a different number of people gathering near them. This study divided the Baoding into 500 m × 500 m grids and studied several representative moments. The frequency of 16 kinds of POIs in each grid was calculated, and the kriging interpolation model was used to simulate PM2.5 concentration. The average
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Evaluation of health status of the striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) from Khlong Saen Saep, Thailand: The use of integrated biomarkers Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-09 Thawanrat Puttipong; Sinlapachai Senarat; Jes Kettratad; Chitchai Chantangsi; Gen Kaneko; Wattasit Siriwong
Khlong Saen Saep in Bangkok is a polluted canal whose water quality fails to meet standard criteria in many areas. We hence assessed the effects of pollution on the striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) commonly found in polluted areas of the canal. Fish were sampled from two stations in Khlong Saen Saep: Masjid Kamalulislam and Wat Bumpennue. Dissolved oxygen (DO) and biochemical
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Land use Land cover of the Burullus Lake shoreline (Egypt) and health risk assessment of metal-contaminated sediments Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-09 Muhammad A. El-Alfy; Dina H. Darwish; Yasser A. El-Amier
The mean concentrations of heavy metals in the sediments of Burullus Lake shoreline follow a descending order of Mn > Fe > Zn > Co > Cu > Cd > Ni > Pb > Cr. Where concentrations of Cd indicated that 100% of samples were higher than the limits of SQGs and the reverse to Cr that its concentration is within those limits. The mean probable effect level quotient mPELq and mean effect range median quotient
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Risk reduction through urban spatial resilience: A theoretical framework Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-07 Yuwen Lu; Guofang Zhai; Shutian Zhou; Yijun Shi
Abstract Resilience provides an adaptive approach for dealing with environmental change, natural risks and public health emergencies. Urban spatial resilience is an interpretation of resilience in the spatial dimension. However, studies on urban spatial resilience and the relationship between resilience and urban space are limited. This study tries to understand urban spatial systems and to establish
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Simulation of magnesium chloride vertical transport in column experiments Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-07 Yan Dou; Mengyao Li; Zhaoyu Liu; Renjie Fang; Kaixi Yan
Abstract The transport characteristics of manganese was investigated by soil columns experiments and provide essential data for aquifer remediation and groundwater protection in Yinchuan City. Soil column experiments involved a solution of manganese chloride in which the chloride ion was the chemical tracer. In the two column experiments, the breakthrough curve (BTC) for Cl– revealed the average linear
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Ecological and health risk assessment, carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects of heavy metals contamination in the soil from municipal solid waste landfill in Central, Thailand Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-02 Suporn Thongyuan; Tanyalak Khantamoon; Paweena Aendo; Aurelie Binot; Phitsanu Tulayakul
Heavy metals leaching from municipal solid waste landfills have resulted in severe environmental pollution and may influence human health status. This study aimed to determine the total concentrations of metals, environmental risk and evaluate the potential human health risk including non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic effects. Soil samples were collected from the open municipal solid waste landfill
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Risk assessment of endocrine-disrupting pesticides exposure through consumption of Carassius auratus collected from Qiantang River, China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-06-22 Shaoying Liu; Quan Jin; Ren Ren; Guonian Zhu
Data on the presence and distribution of endocrine-disrupting pesticides (EDPs) in aquatic environments and biota are important for ecological and human health risk assessment. Compared with that in developed countries, little attention has been paid on environmental EDPs pollution in developing countries including China. Thus, the EDPs in carps (Carassius auratus) from Qiantang River in China were
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Pesticide residues, health risks, and vegetable farmers’ risk perceptions in Punjab, Pakistan Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-06-11 Yasir Mehmood; Muhammad Arshad; Harald Kaechele; Nasir Mahmood; Rong Kong
Extensive use of pesticides in agricultural production results in increased health risks and health costs, productivity loss, and degradation of the environment. Farmers’ risk perceptions of pesticide residues can help mitigate these issues. This paper applies an ordered probit model to analyze farmers’ perceptions of pesticide residues using a cross-sectional dataset of 209 vegetable cultivators in
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Assessment of groundwater geochemistry and human health risk of an intensively cropped alluvial plain, NW Italy Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-06-11 Ashwani Kumar Tiwari; Enrico Suozzi; Adriano Fiorucci; Stefano Lo Russo
Groundwater chemistry data play an essential role to identify the water quality status and assess the exposure to human health. Therefore, in the present research, combined approaches used to assess the geochemistry, sources of ions and human health risk in the groundwater of the Tronzano Vercellese. Moreover, a geographic information system (GIS) technique was applied to identify locations have the
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Investigating determinants of parabens concentration in maternal urine Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-06-09 Saeid Fadaei; Hamidreza Pourzamani; Karim Ebrahimpour; Awat Feizi; Seyede Shahrbanoo Daniali; Roya Kelishadi
Parabens are used as antimicrobial preservatives in a wide range of cosmetics, foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals. There is increasing evidence that has linked paraben exposure to adverse health effects. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the determinants of urinary parabens concentration among Iranian pregnant women. The urinary concentrations of methylparaben (MeP), ethylparaben (EtP), propylparaben
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Occupational hazards, health conditions and personal protective equipment used among healthcare workers in hospitals, Thailand Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-06-08 Noppanun Nankongnab; Pornpimol Kongtip; Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul; Pimpan Silpasuwan; Orawan Kaewboonchoo; Pipat Luksamijarulkul; Susan Woskie
This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate occupational hazards, health conditions and personal protective equipment used among healthcare workers. Information from the sample size of 1,128 healthcare workers were collected using questionnaires. The healthcare workers participated in this study were from five departments including inpatient, outpatient, surgery and anesthesia, nutrition service and
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Hydrogeochemistry and quality assessment of groundwater in Jinghui canal irrigation district of China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-06-05 Yan Zhang; Yuqing Xiong; Yang Chao; Ruirui Fan; Feier Ren; Bin Xu; Zhao Liu
Abstract This study was carried out to investigate the hydrogeochemical characteristics, processes, and factors that control the groundwater chemistry in Jinghui canal irrigation district of China. Water quality was assessed by comparing with the Chinese national guidelines and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for drinking and irrigation. Impacts of Cr6+ on human health were also quantified
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Effect of wheat straw derived biochar on immobilization of Cd and Pb in single- and binary-metal contaminated soil Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-06-05 Ling Jiang; Xiu Yi; Bin Xu; Kunrong Lai
Abstract Biochar is a promising adsorption amendment on reducing the bioavailability of heavy metals in contaminated soils. A greenhouse pot experiment was carried out to study the influence of wheat straw biochar (WSB) at different application rates (0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 5% w/w) on pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) extractable concentrations of Cd
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Anatomical structure of Nitraria spp. leaves from different habitats in Southern Xinjiang, China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-06-01 Shangfu Ren; Guanghui Lv; Dexiong Teng
The leaf anatomy of the Nitraria roborowskii Kom., Nitraria sibirica Pall., and Nitraria tangutorum Bobr. populations from southern Xinjiang, China, were studied. Cross-sections of the leaves were made, and the structural characteristics were determined. Seven major traits of the leaf cross-sections were analyzed by cluster analysis. The leaf morphology and anatomical structure of Nitraria leaves from
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Ammonia nitrogen adsorption by different aquifer media: An experimental trial for nitrogen removal from groundwater Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-20 Duo Li; Yahong Zhou; Qi Long; Rui Li; Changyu Lu
Abstract Groundwater resources in North China are scarce, and nitrogen pollution, especially ammonia nitrogen pollution, in groundwater is a severe environmental challenge for this area. In this context, the effects of differentaquifer media on ammonia nitrogen adsorption in Hutuo river plain, north China were investigated in the study. In particular, the aim of this study was to investigate the influence
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Influence of short-term rainfall forecast error on flood forecast operation: A risk assessment based on Bayesian theory Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-20 Zhifeng Jia; Zilong Guan; Zhao Liu; Dongming Yang
Abstract To study rainfall forecast error’s influence on flood operation, short-term (24 hours ahead) rainfall forecast accuracy in Qian river basin were analyzed, probabilities of event on flood operation risk were estimated based on Bayesian theory, and the dynamic control scheme was discussed. Results show that, accuracy rate and missing report rate decreased while vacancy rate increased with the
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Quantitative evaluation of the groundwater environment: A case study in Tongliao, China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-19 Jing Jin; Yiping Zhao; Di Liu; Yufei Chen; Huijun Ding
Abstract How to quantitatively evaluate the groundwater environment is an important question. In this paper, the groundwater environment was defined by considering both groundwater quantity and quality, and taking human activities into consideration. Two multiobjective comprehensive evaluation methods were applied to quantitatively evaluate the groundwater environment. Factors influencing the groundwater
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Quantitative evaluation of the groundwater environment: A case study in Tongliao, China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-19 Jing Jin; Yiping Zhao; Di Liu; Yufei Chen; Huijun Ding
How to quantitatively evaluate the groundwater environment is an important question. In this paper, the groundwater environment was defined by considering both groundwater quantity and quality, and taking human activities into consideration. Two multiobjective comprehensive evaluation methods were applied to quantitatively evaluate the groundwater environment. Factors influencing the groundwater environment
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Probabilistic cancer risk assessment for dietary intake of seven nitrosamine chemicals in Korea Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-07 Jae-Woong Jung; Un-Jung Kim; Wook-Joon Yu; June-Woo Park; Eun Ju Jeong
We conducted a probabilistic risk assessment for seven nitrosamines (i.e., N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), N-nitrosodibuthylmine (NDBA), N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR), N-nitrosopiperidine (NPIP), N-nitrosomorpholone (NMOR) and N-nitrosomethylethylamine (NMEA)) to assess the cancer risk posed by dietary intake of nitrosamines for Korean people. The estimated cancer risks were
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Effect of multiple heavy metals pollution to bacterial diversity and community structure in farmland soils Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-05 Chuanzhang Li; Xiaofei Wang; He Huang; Lin Wang; Feng Wei; Chaolan Zhang; Qun Rong
Heavy metal pollution poses a serious hazard to the soil bacterial community. In this study, the 16 s rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology was used to analyze bacterial diversity and structure of dry field soil at different levels of heavy metal pollution. Further, the relationships between soil parameters and bacterial community were analyzed. Based on the study findings, we classified the levels
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Application of water quality index and multivariate statistical analysis in the hydrogeochemical assessment of shallow groundwater in Hailun, northeast China Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-02 Tian Hui; Du Jizhong; Ma Shimin; Kang Zhuang; Gong Yan
Due to the impact of human agricultural production and climate and environmental changes, the suitability of groundwater for drinking purposes has attracted widespread attention. In order to quantify the hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater in Hailun and evaluate its suitability for drinking purposes, 55 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed. The results show that groundwater in aquifers
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Green development system innovation and policy simulation in Tianjin based on system dynamics model Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-02 Yan Li; Zhenqing Sun
Taking the system dynamics model as the modeling technology and Tianjin as the research area, the DPSIR analysis framework is used to construct the Tianjin green development system innovation and policy simulation model. The model consists of three subsystems, including the economic population subsystem, the resource energy subsystem, and the environmental assessment subsystem. This study designed
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Assessment of knowledge and practice of pistachio farmers in terms of pistachio pesticide safety Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2020-04-24 Batol Masruri; Tahereh Dehdari; Parveneh Yekzamani; Nargess Moghadasi; Azadeh Ashtarinezhad
Modern agricultural activities and more production, endanger the health of farmers, and food safety and may cause environmental pollution. In this study, we aimed to determine the knowledge and practice of Pistachio farmers in Kashmar in field of Pistachio pesticide safety. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 380 pistachio farmers of Kashmar and data were gathered using a researcher-made questionnaire
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Evaluation of health risks associated with trace metal exposure in water from the Barekese reservoir in Kumasi, Ghana Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2019-01-19 O. Akoto; E. Gyimah; Z. Zhan; H. Xu; C. Nimako
Reservoirs play a pertinent role in providing potable water to humans and aquatic animals. Exposure to trace metal pollution in water may threaten aquatic ecosystem and human health. In this study, total and dissolved trace metals pollution and health risk they posed to humans in water sampled from the Barekese reservoir in Kumasi were investigated. Levels of Hg, As, Ni, and Cr in the water exceeded
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Apparent resistance to fall in forced vital capacity in children with increasing mass level of fine particulate: A physiological phenomenon Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. (IF 2.3) Pub Date : 2019-03-26 Susheel K. Mittal; Sachin Gupta; Ravinder Agarwal
Forced vital capacity (FVC) of children in the age group 10–12 years are reported as a function of quantum increase in PM2.5 level in ambient air. The data are reported for the children in the categories based on their respective body mass index (BMI). FVC (% predicted) values decreased with increasing level of PM2.5. The subjects are found to respond in a selective manner as plateau was observed for