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

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

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

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

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

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

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 using

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 and Pb in

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

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 of

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 increase

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In order to analyze the bioavailable oxytetracycline (OTC) contents of soils, a new high-efficiency and economical pretreatment method was established using a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) with high affinity and specific selectivity for OTC synthesized by bulk polymerization. For comparison, an Oasis HLB solid phase extraction (SPE) method was used to measure the total extractable OTC content

The purpose of this study was to assess the environmental risk of Balarood Dam in Iran at constructional phase. The scientific methods used in this research were the Environmental Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (EFMEA) and VIKOR. In the process of environmental risk assessment, the EFMEA method was used first to calculate the risk priority number (RPN) for each environmental aspect. The identified

High-throughput methods are now routinely used to rapidly screen chemicals for potential hazard. However, hazard-based decision-making excludes important exposure considerations resulting in an incomplete estimation of chemical safety. Models to estimate exposure exist, but are generally unsuited to keep up with high-throughput demands. The High-Throughput Exposure Assessment Tool (HEAT) is designed

This study evaluated the drinking water quality and associated human health risks in three (3) rural and urban areas each in Ibeju-Lekki and Epe local government areas of Lagos, Nigeria. Two hundred structured questionnaires were administered to stakeholders, and samples were obtained from prevailing drinking water sources in the study areas using standard methods for microbiological, physicochemical

An explanatory study was carried out to divulge the sources, contamination level of different classes of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) distribution and the impact of vehicular traffic on the roadside soil by assessing incremental lifetime cancer risk at each site to understand the potential health risk of nearby residents along the National Highway-2 Delhi–Kolkata India. Comparison of the

The overall goal of this work was to determine the concentration levels and the potential ecological risks of 30 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Persian Gulf sediments, Iran. The study also predicted the bioaccumulation of PAHs using the Monte Carlo simulation. For these goals, 68 surface sediment samples were collected from the Persian Gulf in January 2017. Then, the experiments were performed

In order to determine the most efficient soil and water conservation measure for different engineering units, the volume weight of soil (VWS), soil water content (SWC), soil porosity, soil erosion resistance (SER), anti-scour coefficients (ASC), and vegetation coverage of 12 protective measures and four unprotected measures were investigated. In addition, 16 water conservation measures were evaluated

A detailed investigation was conducted to understand the contamination characteristics of a selected set of heavy metals (HMs) in 34 campus dust samples from Huaxi University Town. The HMs spatial distribution analysis based on ArcGIS software, the geo-accumulation index (Igeo) and health risk model were employed for evaluation, and multivariate statistical methods were used to identify possible sources

This study investigated the distribution, sources, and potential risks of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in coastal waters along over 18,000 km of coastline in China. Concentrations of PAHs in coastal waters ranged from 141.99 to 717.72 ng/L. Approximately 84.38% of sampling sites were determined at moderate PAH pollution level. PAHs in coastal waters at most of sampling sites mainly originated

A one-year angler intercept survey was conducted on the lower 17 miles of the Passaic River, an urban industrialized river that flows through Newark, New Jersey. The purpose of the survey was to collect data about anglers’ behaviors and fish consumption habits in order to calculate exposure factors for a human health risk assessment of the Study Area. This paper focuses on estimating site-specific

Heavy metals are toxic in nature, and their contamination in foodstuff is a matter of concern for human health. The present study was conducted to assess the concentrations of chromium, nickel, copper, arsenic, cadmium, and lead in rice and vegetables and their possible human health risks in Tangail district, Bangladesh. Metals were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

To understand environmental pollution and assess water quality in Gonghu Bay of Taihu Lake, the eutrophication status and microcystins (MCs) occurrence were monitored monthly from December 2015 to November 2016. Moreover, the pollution of metals and antibiotics was investigated and assessed. In May 2016, the comprehensive trophic level index (∑TLI) at most sampling sites in Gonghu Bay were hypereutrophic

Atmospheric particulate samples were collected during three typhoons in 2006 (Chanchu, Bilis, and Kaemi) from Dongshan and Pingtan Islands along the coastal areas of Fujian Province and were analyzed for organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The observations were divided into three periods, namely, pre-typhoon, typhoon, and post-typhoon, to analyze the variations in

This empirical study evaluated the public acceptance of nuclear-power plants in China. A conceptual framework was proposed to explain the factors affecting nuclear-power acceptance based on antecedent variables, including social-media-use frequency, social-media information trust, nuclear-power knowledge, nuclear-accident knowledge, and risk-and-benefit perception. An empirical study was operated based

In recent years, mercury levels in some predatory fishes of several lakes of South-West France, exceeding the European Union nutritional recommendations threshold for safe consumption have been noticed. This led to a decision by regional authorities to ban consumption of those species. We conducted a questionnaire-based study on 276 users of four lakes of the region, two of which were affected by the

The purpose of this research is to investigate the contextual relations between the eight fundamental concepts (FCs) of the Management Excellence Model (MEG) and to classify them using the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) methodology, to prioritize the risks associated guided by the risk-based thinking of ISO 9001: 2015. For this, a qualitative research was carried out from a case study in a

In this study, profile Soil (0–10, 10–30, 30–60 cm) samples were collected and the content, horizontal and vertical distributions of Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb were analyzed. The results indicated that high concentrations of Cu-Zn appeared in wasteland B, while Co-Mn appeared in farmland. As the depth increased, Cr, Zn, and Cd contents in wasteland increased, Cu, As, Cr, and Pb contents

We explore the intentions of farmers’ pesticide use by using expanded versions of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). We added variables such as farmers’ knowledge about pesticides, moral norms, progressive farming approach, farm size, farming experience, and formal education of the farmers as additional predictors in the original TPB model. We interviewed 390 cotton farmers in Multan and used a

Metal speciation, geoaccumulation indices and sediment quality guidelines were used to evaluate the ecological risk of metals in settling material from the polluted metropolitan Buenos Aires coast in the Río de la Plata (RLP) compared to a more pristine northern site in the Uruguay River (UR). The content of organic carbon and trace metals (Zn, Cr, Cu, Pb and Ni) in RLP was 2-6 times higher reflecting

Historical transport of ore concentrate over a 50-mile haul road from the Red Dog zinc/lead mine in northwest Alaska to a seaport has been associated with elevated lead levels on moss growing near the road and with concerns about the safety of subsistence foods. As part of a comprehensive evaluation of potential impacts to human health and the environment from metals released during overland transport

We determined the spatial distribution pattern, source, risk level and influencing factor of heavy metal pollution in a typical high-tech industrial development zone of Changsha, China. A total of 123 topsoil samples were excavated from 11 different land-uses. Quite strong pollution (Nemerow) occurred in the whole zone. The Igeo pollution levels were from slight to strong for these elements. Four primary

The continuous, intense exploitation of resources under rapid industrialization has made the ecological environment of resource-based cities increasingly vulnerability. Negative impacts of over-exploitation include soil erosion, declines in soil fertility, water pollution, and ground collapse—seriously threatening the survival and development of cities. We used Huaibei City, one of the representative

To assess the geochemical mechanisms of fluoride occurrence in the groundwater and its impact on human health, groundwater samples collected from the Sattenapalle Region, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India were analyzed for various chemical parameters. Results show that the groundwater quality is of alkaline in nature, which is mainly characterized by Na-HCO3 facies. According to the groundwater

The paper evaluates the accumulation of selected risk elements in soils and biological tissues caused by railway transport. Samples of soil, pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) bark and needles, hoof fungus (Fomes fomentarius L.) and red-stemmed feathermoss (Pleurozium schreberi L.) were analyzed for the content of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. The samples were collected in five sites (A, B, C, D, E each separated

Airborne and surface Pb concentrations were measured inside a glovebox chamber with controlled inflow rate at 1.0 L/min of ultrapure air over a 4-hour period while an operator completed 1,680 solder connections using Sn63:Pb37 solder with rosin flux core. Chamber atmosphere showed released mean Pb mass of 0.0238 ± 0.011 μg and mean airborne concentration of 0.176 ± 0.085 μg/m3. Of the total solder

This study was carried out to compare the concentration of heavy metals in blood and DNA damage among children living in an informal e-waste processing village (exposed village) and a reference village in Northern Vietnam. The results revealed that the blood levels of nickel and arsenic in the children at the exposed village were significantly higher than those at the reference village at p < 0.05;

With the rapid pace of industrialization and urbanization, the environmental safety of soil is a worldwide concern. In China alone, one-fifth of the arable land is reported to be contaminated with heavy metals including nickel. In this review, current research on nickel remediation, specifically the various remediation technologies including physical and chemical remediation methods, such as immobilization

The aim of this study was to quantify the pollution level of toxic elements, their ecological risk and human health hazard in the agricultural soil of Tiantai County, Zhejiang province. A total of 2651 soil samples were collected and analyzed for 13 toxic elements using different analytical techniques. The concentration of Cd, Pb, Hg, Mn, and Zn was higher than the Zhejiang background value in more

Vegetation coverage is an important indicator of the terrestrial ecosystems, and it provides crucial significance for evaluation and analysis of vegetation change. The Shule River Basin is a typical ecological fragile region in the inland of Northwest China. We used vegetation coverage index as given in Technical Specifications for Assessment of Ecological Environment. Geographic information system

With industrialization and human activities, shellfish may be contaminated by various pollutants such as heavy metals. This study aims at the concentrations of As, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Sn, Sb and Pb in shellfish collected from Fujian of China, and the risk of heavy metals in shellfish on human health based on target hazard quotients (THQ). Results showed that the THQ values of the elements were

Many pesticides applied in cut flowers can be readily absorbed through the skin of florists during preparing bouquets and handling contaminated flowers. A study was conducted among volunteer Belgian florists in order to assess their total exposure by measuring concentrations of pesticides (parent compounds and metabolites) in their urines. A total of 42 urine samples (24-h urines) were collected from

The present study was carried out to evaluate the nitrate contamination in groundwater and ascertain the associated health risks to rural populations in the agricultural area of the Kadava River basin. A total of (80) eighty representative samples from rural habitat located in agricultural fields were collected during pre- and postmonsoon seasons of 2011, which are mainly used for drinking and irrigation

A comprehensive study was conducted from a semi-arid part of Yavtmal District, Maharashtra, India through combination approaches of geochemical modeling and its health consequences. The groundwater quality assessment shows that 55% of groundwater samples have the concentration of fluoride above the desirable limit. The high Na+/Ca+ ratio (>1.0) suggest the occurrence of cation exchange, which is further

Arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury in fish is the result of long-term biomagnification in the food chain and is of public concern, due to the toxicity they engender. The objective of this research was to determine the concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury in 13 species of marine fish broadly commercialized in Aracaju, SE, Brazil and to evaluate the risks of fish consumption associated

Lamellidens marginalis is an easily available food with high nutritive value. The present study is based on the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), India that produces mussels, consumed by human. Thus, the study of heavy metal pollution in the wastewater and mussel, and its transport to human is considered to be need of the hour to assess the health risk to human. The present study focuses on the cadmium

The river health evaluation is typically complex non-linear system with characteristics of fuzziness and randomness. However, conventional gray clustering method has difficult to effectively describe fuzzy and random information simultaneously. For this purpose, the cloud model and fuzzy entropy theory are introduced to establish 2D gray cloud clustering-fuzzy entropy comprehensive evaluation model

The water quality of the Czarna Przemsza River source in Zawiercie was investigated in four sampling campaigns in years 2016 and 2017. Values of 62 indicators (physico-chemical, inorganic, organic, and biological) were compared with permissible limits for drinking water according to Polish legal acts and EU, WHO, USEPA, and Canadian guidelines. The water quality was determined as below good because

Landscape ecological security assessment aims to make a comprehensive evaluation of regional landscape ecological security through the construction of regional ecological security evaluation indicator system. According to the theory of landscape ecology, spatial principal component analysis (SPCA) and GIS techniques, we obtained the distribution of landscape ecological security pattern of Ganzhou District

Microorganisms are widely involved in the transformation process of physical and chemical properties in the geological and hydrogeological environment. Active participation of microorganisms is important features of the biogeochemical reactions during groundwater exploiting along the riverbank filtration. Hydrodynamic condition has a direct or indirect difference control of the biological effectiveness

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are some of the most important pollutants that have adverse effects on human health. In this study, simultaneous indoor and outdoor air samples were collected from four types of microenvironments (restaurants, photocopy centers, dry cleaners, and auto paint shops) in Kocaeli, Turkey in both winter and summer. Twenty-four VOCs were detected using gas chromatography

Agriculture crop residue burning is a serious issue in Northern India due to ineffective control policies. An epidemiological study has been done on school going children to evaluate the trends in their physiological parameters due to crop residue burning activity in the affected area. Total 600 children were recruited and continuously inspected for three years at three different sites. Season wise