Exposure and Health

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Groundwater Geochemistry and its Impacts on Groundwater Arsenic Enrichment, Variation, and Health Risks in Yongning County, Yinchuan Plain of Northwest China	87
Occurrence and Distribution of Groundwater Fluoride and Manganese in the Weining Plain (China) and Their Probabilistic Health Risk Quantification	77
Groundwater Quality in and Around a Landfill in Northwest China: Characteristic Pollutant Identification, Health Risk Assessment, and Controlling Factor Analysis	68
Hydrogeochemical Processes and Trace Metal Contamination in Groundwater: Impact on Human Health in the Maputaland Coastal Aquifer, South Africa	63
Occurrence, Controlling Factors and Health Risks of Cr6+ in Groundwater in the Guanzhong Basin of China	60
Water Contamination and Human Health Risks in Pakistan: A Review	53
Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Groundwater Aquifers and Associated Health Hazard Risk Mapping Using Ensemble Data Driven Model in a Water Scares Plateau Region of Eastern India	50
To Make the Water Safer	47
Occurrence, Controlling Factors and Health Hazards of Fluoride-Enriched Groundwater in the Lower Flood Plain of Yellow River, Northern China	47
Source Identification and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Topsoil of the Weining Plain (Northwest China)	40
To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity	39
Surface Water Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province (China)	37
Evaluation of Acute and Chronic Arsenic Exposure on School Children from Exposed and Apparently Control Areas of West Bengal, India	36
Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Through the Consumption of Common Foodstuffs Collected from Two Divisional Cities of Bangladesh	31
Assessment of Human Health Risk of Chromium and Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater and Soil of the Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin, Argentina	29
Heavy Metals in Soils and Road Dust in Akure City, Southwest Nigeria: Pollution, Sources, and Ecological and Health Risks	28
Polystyrene and Polyethylene Microplastics Decrease Cell Viability and Dysregulate Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers of MDCK and L929 Cells In Vitro	28
Source Apportionment and Ecological-Health Risks Assessment of Heavy Metals in Topsoil Near a Factory, Central China	23
Distribution, Source Apportionment, and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater in a Multi-mineral Resource Area, North China	21
Set Pair Analysis in Earth and Environmental Sciences: Development, Challenges, and Future Prospects	21
Groundwater Quality and Its Regulating Geochemical Processes in Assiut Province, Egypt	21
Comprehensive Analysis of the Association Between Human Non-obstructive Azoospermia and Plasticisers via Single-Cell and Traditional RNA Sequencing Methods	18
Public Health Vulnerability Due to the Exposure of Dissolved Metal(oid)s in Tap Water from a Mega City (Dhaka, Bangladesh): Source and Quality Appraisals	18
Groundwater Quality Assessment Using EWQI With Updated Water Quality Classification Criteria: A Case Study in and Around Zhouzhi County, Guanzhong Basin (China)	18
Occurrence, Human Health Risks, and Public Awareness Level of Pharmaceuticals in Tap Water from Putrajaya (Malaysia)	18

Leveraging Systematic Reviews to Explore Disease Burden and Costs of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposures in the United States	18
Hydrogeochemical Processes Regulating the Groundwater Geochemistry and Human Health Risk of Groundwater in the Rural Areas of the Wei River Basin, China	17
Associations of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition Between Pesticide Spray Seasons with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents, and the Role of Sex and Adrenal Hormones on Gender Moderation	16
Integration of Heavy Metal Pollution Indices and Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Semi-arid Coastal Aquifers, South Africa	16
Urinary Concentrations of Metals and Metalloids in Malaysian Adults	14
Trace Metals Contamination in Riverine Captured Fish and Prawn of Bangladesh and Associated Health Risk	14
The Challenge of Global Aflatoxins Legislation with a Focus on Peanuts and Peanut Products: A Systematic Review	14
Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Non-Carcinogenic Risk of Nitrate in Urban and Rural Areas of Fereidan, Iran	14
Low-Level Environmental Heavy Metals are Associated with Obesity Among Postmenopausal Women in a Southern State	14
Exposure to a Mixture of Metals and Growth Indicators in 6–11-Year-Old Children from the 2013–2016 NHANES	14
Seasonal Hydrochemical Characteristics, Geochemical Evolution, and Pollution Sources of Lake Sha in an Arid and Semiarid Region of Northwest China	14
Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils Developed from Different Soil Parent Materials	14
First Report of the Co-occurrence of Cylindrospermopsin, Nodularin and Microcystins in the Freshwaters of Lake Victoria, Tanzania	13
Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Gaobeidian, North China: Distribution, Source, and Chemical Species of the Main Contaminants	13
Distribution and Exposure Risk Assessment of Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances in Aquatic Products along the Coastal Region of the South China Sea	13
Assessing Children’s Lead Exposure in an Active Mining Community Using the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model	13
Groundwater Nitrate Pollution Due to Excessive Use of N-Fertilizers in Rural Areas of Bangladesh: Pollution Status, Health Risk, Source Contribution, and Future Impacts	13
Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements, Persistence of NDL-PCB, PAHs, and Microplastics in the Translocated Edible Freshwater Sinotaia quadrata (Gasteropoda, Viviparidae): A Case Study f	12
Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Intermittent Alluvial Aquifers Controlling Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination and Corresponding Health Risk Assessment	12
Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Later Life	12
Critical Review of Diesel Exhaust Exposure Health Impact Research Relevant to Occupational Settings: Are We Controlling the Wrong Pollutants?	12
Placenta is Capable of Protecting the Male Fetus from Exposure to Environmental Bisphenol A	12
Hydrochemical Background Levels and Threshold Values of Phreatic Groundwater in the Greater Xi’an Region, China: Spatiotemporal Distribution, Influencing Factors and Implication to Water Quality Manag	12
Occurrence and Exposure to Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	11
Environmental Nickel Exposure and Diabetes in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults	11
Human Health Risk Regulation of Reproductive Toxicity, Neurotoxicity, and Endocrine Disruption in Special Populations Exposed to Organophosphorus Flame Retardants	11
Drinking Water Quality Assessment of Government, Non-Government and Self-Based Schemes in the Disaster Affected Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	10
Assessment of Non-Carcinogenic and Carcinogenic Risks Due to Ingestion of Vegetables Grown Under Sewage Water Irrigated Soils Near a 33 Years Old Landfill Site in Kolkata, India	10
Bioaccumulation of Toxic Metals in Children Exposed to Urban Pollution and to Cement Plant Emissions	10
Humates and Chlorides Synergistically Increase Cd Phytoaccumulation in Strawberry Fruits, Heightening Health Risk from Cd in Human Diet	10
Cadmium Intake, Dietary Patterns and Hyperuricemia Among Adults in China	10
Identification of the Spatiotemporal Variability and Pollution Sources for Potential Pollutants of the Malian River Water in Northwest China Using the PCA-APCS-MLR Receptor Model	10
Exposure Risk of Global Surface O3 During the Boreal Spring Season	10
Recommended Guidance and Checklist for Human Health Risk Assessment of Metal(loid)s in Soil	9
Current-Use Pesticides in the River Waters of Eastern China: Occurrence and Human Health Risk Assessment	9
Assessment of Dioxin-Like POP’s Emissions and Human Exposure Risk from Open Burning of Municipal Solid Wastes in Streets and Dumpyard Fire Breakouts	9
Pesticides Exposure and Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration	9
Microplastics Pollution and Risk Assessment in Selected Surface Waters of the Wei River Plain, China	9
Co-exposure to Heavy Metals and Hypertension Among Adults in South Korea	9
Physicochemical Characterization of Personal Exposures to Smoke Aerosol and PAHs of Wildland Firefighters in Prescribed Fires	9
Next Stages in Aquifer Vulnerability Studies by Integrating Risk Indexing with Understanding Uncertainties by using Generalised Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation	8
Medical Geology and Medical Geochemistry: An Editorial Introduction	8
Assessing the Mycotoxin-related Health Impact of Shifting from Meat-based Diets to Soy-based Meat Analogues in a Model Scenario Based on Italian Consumption Data	8
Cadmium: An Emerging Role in Adipose Tissue Dysfunction	8
Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Bisphenol Analogues Through Different Types of Drinking Water in Korea	8
Non-carcinogenic Health Outcomes Associated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Exposure in Humans: An Umbrella Review	8
Spatial–Temporal Variation and Health Risk Assessment of Fluoride in Surface Water in the Tibetan Plateau	7
Impact of Essential and Toxic Trace Metals on Thyroid Health and Cancer: A Review	7
Spatiotemporal Distributions of Fluoride and Arsenic in Rivers with the Role of Mining Industry and Related Human Health Risk Assessments in Kyrgyzstan	7
Assessment of Human Health Risks Associated with Heavy Metals Accumulation in the Freshwater Fish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus in Bangladesh	7

Telomere Length Alterations in Occupational Toxicants Exposure: An Integrated Review of the Literature	7
Content of Selenium and Other Elements, Water Quality, Health Risks and Utilization Prospect in Natural Water of Southern Qinling-Daba Mountains, Southern Shaanxi, China	6
Global Geographical Variation in Elemental and Arsenic Species Concentration in Paddy Rice Grain Identifies a Close Association of Essential Elements Copper, Selenium and Molybdenum with Cadmium	6
Avoiding Rice-Based Cadmium and Inorganic Arsenic in Infant Diets Through Selection of Products Low in Concentration of These Contaminants	6
Environmental and Dietary Exposures Near a Major Industrial Harbour (Fos-sur-Mer, France) Identified as a Significant Pathway for PCBs and PCDD/Fs Accumulation in Residents’ Blood Serum	6
Characterization, Source Apportionment and Health Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in Groundwater of Metropolitan Area in Lahore, Pakistan	6
Dietary Exposures to Metals in Relation to Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Cause (CKDu) in Sri Lanka	6
Health Risk of Infants Exposed to Lead and Mercury Through Breastfeeding	6
Enrichment Mechanism and Health Risk Assessment of Fluoride in Groundwater in the Oasis Zone of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, China	5
The Effect of Co-Exposure to Glyphosate, Cadmium, and Arsenic on Chronic Kidney Disease	5
Total and Organic Mercury in Fish from Different Geographical Areas in the North Atlantic Ocean and Health Risk Assessment	5
Perchlorate Contamination in Groundwater and Associated Health Risks from Fireworks Manufacturing Area (Sivakasi region) of South India	5
Concentrations of Phthalate and DINCH Metabolites in Urine Samples from Czech Mothers and Newborns	5
Exposure to Bisphenol A, S, and F and its Association with Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus in General Adults of Korea: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015–2017	5
Environmental Contamination and Health Risk Assessment to Toxic Elements in an Active Lead–Zinc Mining Area	5
Trace Elements and Arsenic Speciation of Field and Market Rice Samples in contrasting Agro-climatic Zones in Sri Lanka	5
Primary Soil Contaminants and Their Risks, and Their Relationship to Myocardial Infarction Susceptibility in Urban Krakow (Poland)	5
Groundwater of Sicily (Italy) Close to Landfill Sites: Quality and Human Health Risk Assessment	5
Total Urinary Arsenic and Inorganic Arsenic Concentrations and Birth Outcomes in Pregnant Women of Tacna, Peru: A Cross-Sectional Study	4
Molecular Linkage of Dissolved Organic Matter in Groundwater with Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease with Unknown Etiology	4
Relationships Between Dietary Patterns and Low-Level Lead Exposure Among Children from Hunan Province of China	4
Mercury in Blood of Children Exposed to Historical Residues from Metallurgical Activity	4
Health Risk Assessment of Globally Consumed Shark-Derived Products	4
Cadmium, Selenium and Breast Cancer Risk by Molecular Subtype Among Women from Northern Mexico	4
Timing of Toenail Collection and Concentrations of Metals in Pancreatic Cancer. Evidence Against Disease Progression Bias	4
Distribution and Potential Transdermal Human Intake of Bisphenol A and Bisphenol S from Thermal Receipt Papers in Korea Market	4
Environmental Exposure to Metals and Metalloids in Primary School-Aged Children Living in Industrialised Areas of Eastern South Asian Megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh	4
Antenatal Exposure to Plastic Pollutants: Study of the Bisphenols and Perfluoroalkyls Effects on Human Stem Cell Models	4
Variability, Clearance, and Concentration of Multiple Metals and Risk of Kidney Function Abnormality: A New Integrative Metal Exposure Assessment Approach	4
Burden of Disease of Dietary Exposure to Four Chemical Contaminants in Denmark, 2019	4
Arsenic and Cadmium and Associated Risk in Farm Soils of the Dry Zone Sri Lanka where Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) is Endemic	4
Impact of Fluoride Exposure on Male Reproductive Parameters: A Pilot Case–Control Study in Sri Lanka	4
Longitudinal Assessment of Chlorpyrifos Exposure in Farmers and Residents of an Italian Alpine Region	4
A Spatial Autologistic Model to Predict the Presence of Arsenic in Private Wells Across Gaston County, North Carolina Using Geology, Well Depth, and pH	4
Characterisation, Sources and Health Risk of Heavy Metals in PM2.5 in Agra, India	4
Accounting for Unexpected Risk Events in Drinking Water Systems	4
Geochemical Investigation of OCPs in the Rivers Along with Drains and Groundwater Sources of Eastern Punjab, Pakistan	4
Risk of Human Illness from Recreational Exposure to Microbial Pathogens in Freshwater Bodies: A Systematic Review	4
Integrated Insights into Source Apportionment and Source-Specific Health Risks of Potential Pollutants in Urban Park Soils on the Karst Plateau, SW China	4
Alterations in Microbial-Associated Fecal Metabolites in Relation to Arsenic Exposure Among Infants	4
Comprehensive Assessment of Local Population Chemical Exposome by Combination of Organic Pollutant- and Metal-Multi-Residue Analysis in Hair	4
Review: Artisanal Gold Mining in Africa—Environmental Pollution and Human Health Implications	3
Unlocking India’s Potential in Managing Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs): Importance, Challenges, and Opportunities	3
Long-Term and Multipoint Observations of Atmospheric Heavy Metal (Cu and Cd) Deposition and Accumulation in Soil–Crop System and Human Health Risk Evaluation Around a Large Smelter	3
Toxic Effects of Atrazine on Liver and Underlying Mechanism: A Review	3
Occurrence of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) Residues in Farmed and Wild Fish in Bangladesh and Implications for Human Health	3
Potentially Toxic Metals (PTMs) in Soil-Dust-Plant Total Environment and Associated Exposure Risks for Children (0–6) Based on Site-Specific Blood Lead Levels: A Comprehensive Investigation for the Ci	3
Small Polymeric Toys Placed in Child-Dedicated Chocolate Food Products—Do They Contain Harmful Chemicals? Examination of Quality by Example of Selected VOCs and SVOCs	3
Multiple Environmental Exposure in Pregnant Women and Their Children in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio Birth Cohort Study: PIPA Project	3
Tap Water Lead Levels in Madrid (Spain): Degree of Compliance and Health Risk Assessment	3
Effects of Defined Mixtures of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) on Pre-lethal Cytotoxicity in the Human A-498 Kidney Cell Line In Vitro	3
Gender Differences in the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Chronic Arsenic-Exposed Individuals in Bangladesh	3
Assessing Potential Health Impacts of Cyanide-Contaminated Seepage in Paddy Field Near a Gold Mine in Thailand: Cyanide Speciation and Vapor Intrusion Modeling	3
Trace Metals Migration and Contamination Assessment of Groundwater in the Lower Volta River Basin, Ghana	3
The Association Between Arsenic Metabolism and Hypertension Among Population with Varying Arsenic Exposure Levels in China	3
Chemical Characterization and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 near Semi-Urban Residential-Industrial Areas	3
Occurrence, Species, and Health Effects of Groundwater Arsenic in Typical Rural Areas Along the Northern Foot of the Qinling Mountains, China	3
Effect of Mixture of Heavy Metals on Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Individuals ≥ 18 Years of Age: From Big Data to Molecular Mechanisms Involved	3
Quest to Assess Potentially Nephrotoxic Heavy Metal Contaminants in Edible Wild and Commercial Inland Fish Species and Associated Reservoir Sediments; a Study in a CKDu Prevailed Area, Sri Lanka	3
Assessment of the Long-Term Exposure to Lead in Four European Countries Using PBPK Modeling	2
Human Exposure Assessment of Mixed Metal/Loids at and Near Mega-Scale Open Beaching Shipwrecking Activities in Bangladesh	2
Urinary Concentrations of Potentially Toxic Metals and Metalloids Among Women Residing in Northern Mexico	2
Low-Level Environmental Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Preterm Birth: A Nested Case–Control Study Among a Uyghur Population in Northwestern China	2
Associations Between Essential Elements in Fingernails and Bone Quality in Populations Exposed to Chronic Fluoride in Drinking Water	2
The Dynamics of Selenium in Dairy Agroecosystems	2
Exposure Factors vs. Bioaccessibility in the Soil-and-Dust Ingestion Pathway: A Comparative Assessment of Uncertainties Using MC2D Simulations in an Arsenic Exposure Scenario	2
A Targeted Lipidomic Reveals CYP450-Derived Oxylipin Linked to the Inflammatory Response by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in Children	2
Arsenic Speciation in Rice, Mechanisms and Associated Health Risk Through Rice Consumption in Various Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	2
Arsenic Exposure, Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation, and the Risk for Neural Tube Defects: A Case–Control Study	2
PAH Pollution in Particulate Matter and Risk in Chinese Cities	2
Fluoride Exposure and Age of Menarche: Potential Differences Among Adolescent Girls and Women in the United States	2
Recycled Household Ash in Rice Paddies of Bangladesh for Sustainable Production of Rice Without Altering Grain Arsenic and Cadmium	2
Model Evaluation of Indoor Exposure to Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Household Fuel Combustion in Rural Areas of Tibetan Plateau	2
Effects of Glyphosate Exposure on Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Human, Animal and In-Vitro Studies	2
Lipogenic Potency of Individual Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids (PFAAs) and Persistent Organic Pollutant (POP) Mixtures at Human Blood-Based Exposure Levels on Adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 Cells	2
Increased Intestinal Permeability: An Avenue for the Development of Autoimmune Disease?	2
Anthropogenic Organic Contaminants Analysed in Human Blood and Combined Risk	2
Identifying Gaps and Challenges in Global Pesticide Legislation that Impact the Protection of Consumer Health: Rice as a Case Study	2
Toxicity Predictions for Mycotoxins: A Combined In Silico Approach on Enniatin-Like Cluster	2
Evaluation of Maternal Exposure to Multiple Trace Elements and Their Detection in Umbilical Cord Blood	2

Metal(Loid)s in Aquatic Products and Their Potential Health Risk	2
In Silico Simulations and Functional Cell Studies Evidence Similar Potency and Distinct Binding of Pacific and Caribbean Ciguatoxins	2
Novel Modelling Approach to Assess Elements Contamination in Drinking Water from Southern Iran	2
Assessment of Cadmium Concentrations in Foodstuffs and Dietary Exposure Risk Across China: A Metadata Analysis	2
Review of Groundwater Nitrate Pollution from Municipal Landfill Leachates: Implications for Environmental and Human Health and Leachate Treatment Technologies	2
Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water Supplied to the Mega City of Vietnam and Assessment of the Associated Risks	2
Environmental Nickel Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults	2
Exposure to Arsenic in the Air and 15-F2t-Isoprostane in Urine in a Sub-population of Inhabitants of a Copper Smelter Region	2
Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Bisphenols and Childhood Kidney Function: A Prospective Cohort Study	2
Impact of Soil Amendment Regimes on Arsenic Exposure to Human Through Rice: Risk Assessment and Prediction for Remediation	2