Hazards of heavy metal contamination.

By L. Jarup. 2003

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Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution

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Bryophytes and heavy metals: a review (2018, background): “One of the most accepted definitions is that heavy metals are metals with a specific density of more than 5 g cm–3 (Järup 2003).”
Freshwater eels: A symbol of the effects of global change (2018, background): “2014) and the danger for human consumption have been demonstrated (Schuhmacher et al. 1994; Järup 2003; Halldorsson et al. 2007).”
A review on detection of heavy metal ions in water – An electrochemical approach (2015, background): “Owing to the greater affinity of mercury to sulfur, thiol ontaining molecules such as glutathione (GSH) [48], cysteine, etallothionein (MT), levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) [48], lutathione peroxidase (GPx) [49], and glutathione reductase (GR) n kidneys get varied [12,24,25,50–52].”
Heavy metals in food crops: Health risks, fate, mechanisms, and management. (2019, background): “…to bone fractures and malformation, cardiovascular complications, kidney dysfunction, hypertension, and other serious diseases of the liver, lung, nervous system, and immune system (Klaassen et al., 1999, 2009; Jarup, 2003; Zhou et al., 2016; Zhuang et al., 2009; El-Kady and Abdel-Wahhab, 2018).”
Mechanism and Health Effects of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Humans (2019, background): “Also, chronic long-term exposure of some heavy metals may cause cancer [7].”
Fabrication of hyperbranched polyamine functionalized graphene for high-efficiency removal of Pb(II) and methylene blue (2016, background): “Heavy metal ions, such as lead, can cause sickness, neurological disorders, kidney disease, anemia and even death [2].”
Human health risk assessment of heavy metals in soil-vegetable system: a multi-medium analysis. (2013, methodology): “Many investigations have been conducted in which heavy metal pollution was evaluated using traditional methods (Granero and Domingo, 2002; Jarup, 2003; Chary et al., 2008).”
EFFECT OF CADMIUM ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF FOUR WHEAT (TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) CULTIVARS (2012, background): “Heavy metals from industries and other sources are deposited in the environment and pose threat to plants, animals and human beings (Jarup, 2003; Azevedo & Lea, 2005).”