Assessment of potential health risk for inhabitants living near a former lead smelter. Part 1: metal concentrations in soils, agricultural crops, and homegrown vegetables

2012 ◽  
Vol 185 (5) ◽  
pp. 3665-3680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Douay ◽  
Aurélie Pelfrêne ◽  
Julie Planque ◽  
Hervé Fourrier ◽  
Antoine Richard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Lead Smelter ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Potential Health Risk

Metal concentrations and potential health risk in clam (Meretrix lyrata Sowerby 1851) tissues from East Java Coast, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 193 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agoes Soegianto ◽  
Trisnadi Widyaleksono Catur Putranto ◽  
Carolyn Melissa Payus ◽  
Dika Wahyuningsih ◽  
Faiza Nelly Indra Rochma Wati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Potential Health Risk

Occurrences of Giardia cysts in beach water

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. W. Ho ◽  
T.-Y Tam
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Water Sample ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Infectious Dose ◽  
Potential Health Risk ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Beach Water ◽  
Giardia Cysts

A total of 64 beach water samples with various bacteriological quality (Grades 1 to 4) were analysed for their bacteriological and parasitological contents (E coli and Giardia cysts respectively). Results indicated that Giardia cysts were detected in less than 10% of the Grade 1 beach water samples with E coli concentrations of <24/100mL. For Grades 2, 3 & 4 beach water samples, Giardia cysts were found, respectively, in 85, 50 and 64% of the samples. Except for one beach water sample which had an unusually high concentration of Giardia cysts (23 cysts/L), they were generally present at moderate concentrations (<10 cysts/L) in all other beach water samples. Despite moderate levels of Giardia cysts present in beach water of different grades, the potential health risk faced by swimmers bathing in local beach water needs to be carefully assessed as Giardia is known to have a low infectious dose.

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