scholarly journals Particokinetics and Extrapulmonary Translocation of Intratracheally Instilled Ferric Oxide Nanoparticles in Rats and the Potential Health Risk Assessment

2008 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 342-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mo-Tao Zhu ◽  
Wei-Yue Feng ◽  
Yun Wang ◽  
Bing Wang ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Ferric Oxide ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Potential Health Risk

scholarly journals Potential health risk assessment of toxic metals contamination in clay eaten as pica (geophagia) among pregnant women of Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nii Korley Kortei ◽  
Alice Koryo-Dabrah ◽  
Papa Toah Akonor ◽  
Nana Yaw Barimah Manaphraim ◽  
Matilda Ayim-Akonor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Potential Health Risk ◽  
Volta Region

Heavy metals potential health risk assessment through consumption of wastewater irrigated wild plants: A case study

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Usman Khan ◽  
Said Muhammad ◽  
Riffat Naseem Malik ◽  
Sabaz Ali Khan ◽  
Mohammad Tariq
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Potential Health Risk

Concentration Level of Heavy Metals in Wheat Grains and the Health Risk Assessment to Local Inhabitants from Baiyin, Gansu, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 951-956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Peng Dai ◽  
Lei Feng ◽  
Xin Wang Ma ◽  
Ying Mei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Population Health ◽  
Health Risk Assessment ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Potential Health Risk ◽  
Wheat Grains ◽  
Standard Value

In the present study, concentrations of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd) in soil and wheat grains of the agricultural areas around Baiyin, a non-ferrous metals mining and smelting base, were detected. Meanwhile, the potential health risk of the heavy metals to adult males, adult females and children was estimated using non-carcinogenic health risk assessment model: Hazard Quotient (HQ) and Hazard Index (HI). The results showed that only the level of Cd in all soil samples exceeded the permissible limit of the environmental quality standard for soil, and its average level surpassed the standard value by 4 times. In wheat grains, the levels of Pb and Cd were 50 times and 8 times of the limited values of hygienic standard for grain respectively, while Cu and Zn concentrations did not surpass the standard value. The potential health risk due to single heavy metal for all the three investigated populations followed the sequence of HQPb＞HQCd＞HQCu＞HQZn＞1 (assumed the local inhabitants wholly food on wheats), suggesting that each of the four heavy metals were making negative effect on population health, of which the situation of Pb and Cd should be paid more attention due to their significant adverse effect. The total potential health risk due to the four heavy metals followed the sequence of HIchildren＞HImales＞HIfemales＞1 (assumed that the health risk due to the four heavy metals is additive), suggesting that the heavy metals were producing adverse effect on population health, and were especially hazardous for children. According to the research results, the government is suggested to strictly control the quality of irrigation water and remove the heavy metals from agricultural soil in order to ensure the safety of foodcrop production and local inhabitants.

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