Soil constitutes a central environmental compartment that, due to natural and anthropogenic activities, is recipient of several contaminants. Among them, organochlorine pesticides are major concern, even though they have been banned decades ago in the European Union, their persistence health effects can elicit. In presented work, gas chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric (GC-MS/MS) develope...

Awareness of the urban population on the potential environmental and human health risks resulting from and consuming vegetables polluted with heavy metals from Msimbazi river, Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania was investigated. Results show that more than 71% of the 35 respondents use Msimbazi river as a major source of water for vegetable irrigation. High levels of chromium, lead and copper have be...

Pesticide residues in meat is of growing concern due to possible adverse effects on humans. Pesticide levels were assessed in five edible cattle parts: muscle, liver, kidney and tongue tissues to determine human health risk associated with consumption of these tissues. Health risk estimates were analysed using estimated daily intake (EDI), hazard quotient (HQ) and hazard index (HI) for two (2) ...

This preliminary study focuses on three abandoned sites, located in the communes of Temuco, Villarrica, and Lonquimay, Araucanía Region, Chile. Two sites were classified as illegal landfills one was a former landfill. Seventy-three surface samples taken, which 32 from site S1, 20 S2, 21 S3. The objectives this (1) to establish background values trace metals present soils through different stati...

Introduction: Monitoring and controlling water resources and using health risk assessment approaches for water pollutants are essential for health promotion programs. This study aims to determine the water quality status and its spatiotemporal variation across the Kan River Basin, explore the interrelationship between surface and groundwater quality indices, and assess the nitrate health risk i...

Contamination of food is inevitable in the production process from manufacturing to preparation for consumption. Some contaminants are serious health hazards and may increase risk cancer. Carcinogenic include mycotoxins, dioxins, benzopyrene, acrylamide, cadmium arsenic. European Union countries required meet standards individual that be present monitor these contami­nants products on market. H...

In order to acquire the pollution feature and regularities of distribution of metals in the topsoil within the sixth ring road in Beijing, a total of 46 soil samples were collected, and the concentrations of twelve elements (Nickel, Ni, Lithium, Li, Vanadium, V, Cobalt, Co, Barium, Ba, Strontium, Sr, Chrome, Cr, Molybdenum, Mo, Copper, Cu, Cadmium, Cd, Zinc, Zn, Lead, Pb) were analyzed. Geostat...