OBJECTIVE To investigate fetal exposure to toxic metals [lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd)] and fetal levels of trace elements [zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and iron (Fe)] in newborns from an industrial city. Relationships between meconium mineral contents and parental occupation and location of residence were also tested. METHOD The meconium mineral contents of 117 healthy newborn infants were measured by ...

The accumulation of toxic metals in the human body is influenced by exposure and mechanisms involved in metabolism, some of which may be under genetic control. This is the first genome-wide association study to investigate variants associated with whole blood levels of a range of toxic metals. Eleven toxic metals and trace elements (aluminium, cadmium, cobalt, copper, chromium, mercury, mangane...

Urban soil pollution has become a major concern in megacities around the world. Due to their non-degradable characteristic, toxic metals are among the most notorious pollutants. In this study determination of total and bioavailable fraction of toxic metals Ni, Cu, Cr, Zn, Co, Cd, Pb and Mn, in surface soils of district 16th in Tehran municipality is considered. Furthermore, metals uptake potent...

Phytoremediation is an effective and low-cost method for the remediation of soil contaminated by potentially toxic elements (metals metalloids) with hyperaccumulating plants. This study analyzed hyperaccumulator publications using data from Web Science Core Collection (WoSCC) (1992–2020). We explored research status on this topic creating a series scientific maps VOSviewer, HistCite Pro, CiteSp...

Heavy metals, such as, cadmium, zinc, Strontium and Arsenic have different chemical and physical properties. Also, each metal has its specific toxicological effects; in general, the contamination caused by heavy metals can have different effects in a human health. It is worth to summarize the effect of each element on human health. Scientific literature shows that cadmium affects the cardiovasc...