Emerging Contaminants Effect on Aquatic Ecosystem: Human Health Risks

Rare Earth Elements as Emerging Contaminants and Applications, Occurrence, Sources, and Environmental and Human Health Risks Caused by Them: A Review Study

Background and Objectives: Rare earth elements (REEs) are examples of emerging contaminants that have recently been increasingly spread to the environment through the extensive use in modern commodities, medical facilities, petroleum refining, mining, chemical fertilizers, electronic wastes and recycling plants. However, these elements are considered due to their potential human and ecological ...

Contaminants and Health of Aquatic Wildlife

Overview of Emerging Contaminants and Associated Human Health Effects

In recent decades, because of significant progress in the analysis and detection of trace pollutants, emerging contaminants have been discovered and quantified in living beings and diverse environmental substances; however, the adverse effects of environmental exposure on the general population are largely unknown. This review summarizes the conclusions of the comprehensive epidemic literature ...

Health Effects of Waterborne Contaminants: A Focus on Emerging Concerns

One of the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations has been " To ensure environmental sustainability " , which includes the target of a 50% reduction by 2015 of " …the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation ". This year 147 countries have met the drinking water target, 95 countries have met the sanitation target, and 77 cou...

Ochratoxins—Food Contaminants: Impact on Human Health

Ochratoxins are secondary metabolites of Aspergillus and Penicillium, that are hazardous to health through contamination of dietary foods. Ochratoxin A (OTA) remains the single most potent member of this group of mycotoxins. OTA has a long half-life in humans and is thus easily detected in serum. Dietary intake studies have confirmed link between endemic nephrotoxicity in humans to their daily ...