The risk assessments conducted for both dermal and oral exposure to these heavy metals indicate that while the hazard quotients for non-carcinogenic risks are below 1, suggesting minimal immediate health risks,
Wastewater reclamation and reuse for agriculture have attracted a great deal of interest, due to water stress caused by rapid increase in human population and agricultural water demand as well as climate change. However, the application of treated wastewater for irrigation can lead to the ...
Environmental Health (2020) 19:25 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-020-0572-5 COMMENTARY Open Access Impacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement Jane Muncke1* , Anna-Maria Andersson2, Thomas Backhaus3, Justin M. Boucher4, Bethanie Carney Almroth3, Arturo Castillo ...
Munksgaard, NC, Taylor, MP, Mackay, AK (2010) Recognising and responding to the obvious: the source of lead pollution at Mount Isa and the likely health impacts. Med J Aust 193: pp. 131-132 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (1993) Revision of the Australian guidelines...
Most examples of ill health associated with the soil are caused by concentrations of elements in food or water that are either deficient or toxic. These elements include aluminium, arsenic, cadmium, copper, fluorine, iodine, lead, selenium, thallium and zinc. Their concentrations might reflect the...
Nearly all genetic variants that influence disease risk have human-specific origins; however, the systems they influence have ancient roots that often trace back to evolutionary events long before the origin of humans. Here, we review how advances in our
Polluted air and steadily rising temperatures are linked to health effects ranging from increased heart attacks and strokes to the spread of infectious diseases and psychological trauma.
In addition to being causative agents of neuropsychiatric disorders that might culminate in suicide, these effects may lead to the use of pesticides as a weapon [88]. According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) [89], suicide by pesticides is common in many Asian and ...
Rogers goes beyond the simple dialogue of climate change, expanding and examining the interconnected impact of the entire biosphere, from current impacts such loss of biodiversity to coral reef bleaching. In Section IV, Rogers draws upon research to emphasize that as soon as 2030 we are on the ...
The potential risks for lead and other hazardous material exposures to humans and the environment are outlined which include water quality, air quality, human health, wildlife, land use, and soil contamination, followed by examples of how developers of other PV technologies have navigated human ...