Article
Environmental Sciences
Hasheel Tularam, Lisa F. Ramsay, Sheena Muttoo, Bert Brunekreef, Kees Meliefste, Kees de Hoogh, Rajen N. Naidoo
Summary: The aim of this study was to incorporate information from atmospheric dispersion models into the land use regression technique to predict air pollutant concentrations in Durban, South Africa. Industrial sources, ship emissions, domestic fuel burning, and vehicle emissions were identified as key emission sources, while different regions showed varying levels of air pollutant concentrations.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xueying Zhang, Allan C. Just, Hsiao-Hsien Leon Hsu, Itai Kloog, Matthew Woody, Zhongyuan Mi, Johnathan Rush, Panos Georgopoulos, Robert O. Wright, Annemarie Stroustrup
Summary: The study explores an integrated hybrid approach combining dispersion modeling and land use regression to predict daily NO2 concentrations with high spatial resolution in the New York tri-state area. The mixed model showed good prediction performance and R-LINE outputs significantly improved the CV R-2 in terms of overall, spatial, and temporal aspects. This hybrid approach allows for predicting daily NO2 at extremely high spatial resolution such as city blocks.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiawei Wang, He Xu
Summary: The study proposes a hybrid spatiotemporal LUR model system combining support vector regression, multiple linear regression, and a special spatiotemporal algorithm to improve the accuracy of predicting pollutant concentration surfaces and reduce misclassification errors in epidemiological studies.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yue Li, Tageui Hong, Yefu Gu, Zhiyuan Li, Tao Huang, Harry Fung Lee, Yeonsook Heo, Steve H. L. Yim
Summary: This study integrates machine learning into land-use regression modeling to develop high spatiotemporal resolution prediction models for air pollution in Seoul, South Korea. Meteorological conditions and land-use factors are found to be influential in daily and diurnal models, respectively. The research reveals that the combined effects of PM2.5 and NO2 pollution causes a significant number of premature deaths in Seoul, mainly attributed to cardiovascular diseases.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhebin Yu, Xinli Mao, Mengling Tang, Yi Chen, Mengyin Wu, Mingjuan Jin, Jianbing Wang, Lei Xu, Guoliang Ye, Jin Ding, Bin Ye, Dongya Chen, Yu Chen, Xia Chen, Xiancang Sheng, Hongzhang Li, Qiang Chen, Xiaosheng Teng, Qiulong Ding, Haideng Yang, Zhe Shen, Kun Chen, Chaohui Yu
Summary: Exposure to PM2.5 is positively associated with peptic ulcer diseases (PUDs), with a stronger effect observed for duodenal ulcers than gastric ulcers. This association remains significant even after adjusting for other air pollutants.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jan Bitta, Vladislav Svozilik, Aneta Svozilikova Krakovska
Summary: The Land Use Regression (LUR) model was applied in the Tritia region of Poland-Czech-Slovakia, showing similar results for emission data and pollution dispersion model results in standard linear regression, but significantly higher quality models when using neural network regression.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Andrew Larkin, Susan Anenberg, Daniel L. Goldberg, Arash Mohegh, Michael Brauer, Perry Hystad
Summary: The World Health Organization (WHO) revised its guidelines for NO2 air pollution, setting stricter limits on the annual and 24-hour mean NO2 levels. Current models are inadequate in capturing the spatiotemporal variations of NO2, but a Land use regression (LUR) model incorporating various predictors has shown potential in addressing this issue.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tin Thongthammachart, Shin Araki, Hikari Shimadera, Shinnosuke Eto, Tomohito Matsuo, Akira Kondo
Summary: The study developed a spatiotemporal land use regression model using random forests and CMAQ to estimate PM2.5 levels in Japan's Kansai region. Results showed that the model with CMAQ variables performed better than the model without CMAQ variables in predicting PM2.5 concentrations.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Li Chen, Shuang Liang, Xiaoli Li, Jian Mao, Shuang Gao, Hui Zhang, Yanling Sun, Sverre Vedal, Zhipeng Bai, Zhenxing Ma, Haiyu, Merched Azzi
Summary: By integrating land use regression with Bayesian maximum entropy and incorporating national area variability LUR model and incomplete O-3 monitoring data, a hybrid LUR/BME model was developed for accurate predictions of O3 concentrations in mainland China with high spatio-temporal resolution.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Igor Cobelo, Francisco Jablinski Castelhano, Rafael Borge, Henrique L. Roig, Matthew Adams, Heresh Amini, Petros Koutrakis, Weeberb J. Requia
Summary: Forest fires in Brazil have caused significant air pollution and health risks, with the impact varying depending on land use and vegetation cover. Between 2003 and 2018, wildfires increased air pollution levels and posed a significant health hazard. The highest impact was observed in soybean and sugarcane areas, resulting in excess deaths.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Weiyi Wang, Daniela Fecht, Sean Beevers, John Gulliver
Summary: A model was developed to predict daily average concentrations of air pollutants in Great Britain. The model, which incorporates both spatial and temporal variability, utilizes data from monitoring sites, a chemical transport model, and meteorological characteristics. The model performed well in explaining the variability in measured concentrations and can generate daily air pollution maps for epidemiological studies and predictions for specific locations and exposure periods.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peng Wu, Yongze Song
Summary: This study developed a land use quantile regression (LUQR) model for more accurate spatial predictions of small data samples. Compared with LUR models, LUQR models showed significant improvements in goodness-of-fit, prediction root mean squared error, and mean absolute error.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Siqi Ma, Daniel Q. Tong
Summary: This study presents a groundbreaking effort to map anthropogenic emissions of air pollutants in the contiguous United States at a spatial resolution of 1 km. The dataset, known as Neighborhood Emission Mapping Operation (NEMO), provides hourly emissions based on the United States Environmental Protection Agency National Emission Inventories 2017. This dataset allows for fine-scale air quality modeling, air pollution exposure assessment, and environmental justice studies.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Saimar Pervez, Ryuta Maruyama, Ayesha Riaz, Satoshi Nakai
Summary: The study aimed to develop a land use regression (LUR) model to better understand air exposure and depict the spatial patterns of air pollutants in Lahore, Pakistan. The results of this study will also aid in promoting epidemiological research in the future.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Markus Fritsch, Svenia Behm
Summary: The study explores an alternative approach to Land Use Regression (LUR) modeling using additive regression smoothers, which shows superior performance compared to traditional LUR modeling based on parametric polynomials. The results indicate different processes contributing to NO2 concentration levels at background and traffic/industrial monitoring sites, emphasizing the importance of accounting for agglomeration and infrastructure effects in modeling air pollutant levels.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Matthew Dennis, Adam Barker, Jamie Anderson, Jenna C. Ashton, Gina Cavan, Penny A. Cook, David French, Anna Gilchrist, Philip James, Christopher Phillipson, Konstantinos Tzoulas, C. Philip Wheater, Ada Wossink, Sarah Lindley
Summary: Ageing and urbanisation present challenges to public health and urban planning. To mitigate the negative effects on ageing populations, leveraging the benefits of urban green infrastructure as a public health intervention is proposed. However, a comprehensive framework for understanding the socio-cultural-ecological determinants of health is currently lacking. Principles for overcoming knowledge integration challenges in the intersection of green infrastructure, ageing, health, and well-being are presented.
Article
Allergy
Mauro Tutino, Raquel Granell, John A. Curtin, Sadia Haider, Sara Fontanella, Clare S. Murray, Graham Roberts, S. Hasan Arshad, Stephen Turner, Andrew P. Morris, Adnan Custovic, Angela Simpson
Summary: This study found that the asthma-risk variant rs2305480 in the 17q12-21 locus is no longer associated with an increased risk of persistent wheeze when there is an interaction with early-life dog ownership, but no such interaction was observed with cat ownership.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Niamh Fitzgerald, Andrea Mohan, Nason Maani, Richard Purves, Frank De Vocht, Colin Angus, Madeleine Henney, James Nicholls, Tim Nichols, Gemma Crompton, Laura Mahon, Cheryl Mcquire, Niamh Shortt, Linda Bauld, Matt Egan
Summary: This study aimed to categorize the efforts of public health teams (PHTs) in the UK in engaging with alcohol premises licensing systems and developed a measure to assess their efforts over time. The measure identified 19 activities in six categories and demonstrated fluctuation in activity between and within areas over time.
JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Scott R. Walter, Joni Jackson, Gareth Myring, Maria Theresa Redaniel, Ruta Margelyte, Rebecca Gardiner, Michael D. Clarke, Megan Crofts, Hugh McLeod, William Hollingworth, David Phillips, Peter Muir, Jonathan Steer, Jonathan Turner, Paddy J. Horner, Frank De Vocht
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of a new clinic-based rapid sexually transmitted infection testing, diagnosis and treatment service on healthcare delivery and resource needs. The results showed that the introduction of the clinic-based testing system significantly reduced the time-to-notification and the rate of gonorrhoea swabs, and overall service costs decreased by 7.5%. These findings support the widespread implementation of clinic-based testing in sexual health services.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Esther Louise Curtin, Katrina d'Apice, Alice Porter, Emily Widnall, Matthew Franklin, Frank de Vocht, Judi Kidger
Summary: This study aimed to understand the impact of a new Health and Wellbeing pathway on the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service in a specific area of the UK. It found that the pathway had a positive impact on mental health, but there were barriers at both the service and individual level that needed to be addressed to improve support and accessibility.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lorna M. Hatch, Emily C. Widnall, Patricia N. Albers, Georgina L. Hopkins, Judi Kidger, Frank de Vocht, Eileen Kaner, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, Hannah Fairbrother, Russell Jago, Rona M. Campbell
Summary: Improving the health and well-being of young people is a priority in public health, but conducting research in schools is challenging. This study conducted semi-structured interviews with staff from 11 secondary schools, professionals from local authorities, and key stakeholders. The findings highlight the importance of school-led and tailored survey-based research methods.
BMC MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lauren J. Scott, Zoi Toumpakari, James Nobles, Carlos Sillero-Rejon, Russell Jago, Steven Cummins, Sarah Blake, Jeremy Horwood, Frank de Vocht
Summary: Exposure to advertising of unhealthy commodities is recognized as a risk factor for non-communicable diseases. The study assessed the associations between measured exposure to outdoor advertising, self-reported exposure, and self-reported consumption. Self-reported exposure was found to be correlated with measured exposure and consumption.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emily Widnall, Lorna Hatch, Patricia N. Albers, Georgina Hopkins, Judi Kidger, Frank de Vocht, Eileen Kaner, Esther M. F. van Sluijs, Hannah Fairbrother, Russell Jago, Rona Campbell
Summary: This qualitative study aims to identify the main barriers and facilitators to implementing a pilot School Health Research Network in the South West of England. The study found that key barriers include competing priorities of academic attainment and well-being, schools feeling overwhelmed with surveys, and lack of school time and resource. Key facilitators include providing evidence-based support to schools, feedback reports and benchmarking, and effective dissemination of findings.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lauren J. J. Scott, James Nobles, Carlos Sillero-Rejon, Rowan Brockman, Zoi Toumpakari, Russell Jago, Steven Cummins, Sarah Blake, Jeremy Horwood, Frank de Vocht
Summary: Bristol City Council introduced a new advertisement policy that prohibits the advertising of unhealthy products, alcohol, gambling, and payday loans across council-owned advertising spaces. This study aimed to explore the rationale and barriers to implementing the policy and describe the advertising environment prior to implementation.
Article
Economics
Penny R. Breeze, Hazel Squires, Kate Ennis, Petra Meier, Kate Hayes, Nik Lomax, Alan Shiell, Frank Kee, Frank de Vocht, Martin O'Flaherty, Nigel Gilbert, Robin Purshouse, Stewart Robinson, Peter J. Dodd, Mark Strong, Suzy Paisley, Richard Smith, Andrew Briggs, Lion Shahab, Jo-An Occhipinti, Kenny Lawson, Thomas Bayley, Robert Smith, Jennifer Boyd, Visakan Kadirkamanathan, Richard Cookson, Monica Hernandez-Alava, Christopher H. Jackson, Amanda Karapici, Franco Sassi, Peter Scarborough, Uwe Siebert, Eric Silverman, Luke Vale, Cathal Walsh, Alan Brennan
Summary: This paper aims to assist health economic modelers in responding to the increasing demand for complex systems models in public health. It proposes identifiable features of such models and provides guidance on how to plan public health modeling projects using these models.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Russell Jago, Ruth Salway, Danielle House, Robert Walker, Lydia Emm-Collison, Kate Sansum, Katie Breheny, Tom Reid, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G. Williams, Charlie Foster, William Hollingworth, Frank de Vocht
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on children's physical activity, resulting in a decrease in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during lockdowns. While there was little change in parental activity levels post-COVID lockdown, it is important to examine if these patterns persist.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Robert Walker, Danielle House, Ruth Salway, Lydia Emm-Collison, Lara E. Hollander, Kate Sansum, Katie Breheny, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G. Williams, Frank de Vocht, William Hollingworth, Charlie Foster, Russell Jago
Summary: This study conducted interviews with parents, school staff, and children to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on children's physical activity. The study found that after the pandemic, children's physical activity habits changed, with a greater reliance on structured and organized activities, which may lead to decreased physical activity levels, especially for girls and children from lower socio-economic households. Therefore, affordable and equitable opportunities should be provided to prevent physical activity and health inequalities.
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Frank de Vocht
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Robert Walker, Ruth Salway, Danielle House, Lydia Emm-Collison, Katie Breheny, Kate Sansum, Sarah Churchward, Joanna G. Williams, Frank de Vocht, William Hollingworth, Russell Jago
Summary: This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the participation, costs, and provision of active clubs in schools and communities. The findings show that school-based club participation has increased, while community-based club participation has decreased. Children from lower education households are less likely to participate in active clubs, and girls are less likely to attend community clubs. The study also highlights the increase in club costs and the shift towards more affordable and convenient school-based clubs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah McKevitt, Martin White, Mark Petticrew, Carolyn Summerbell, Milica Vasiljevic, Emma Boyland, Steven Cummins, Anthony A. Laverty, Christopher Millett, Frank de Vocht, Cornelia Junghans, Eszter P. Vamos
Summary: This study examined local commercial policies in all English local authorities and found that only one third of them had relevant policies to restrict advertising and sponsorship of harmful commodities. The prevalence of policies varied across regions and deprivation levels. Standardized guidance is needed to inform local policy development.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Toshimi Nakajima, Mao Kuragano, Makoto Yamada, Ryo Sugimoto
Summary: This study compared the contribution of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to river nutrient budgets at nearshore and embayment scales, and found that SGD-derived nutrients become more important at larger spatial scales.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fan Liu, Lei Zhang, Chongyang Zhang, Ziguang Chen, Jingguang Li
Summary: NO2 emissions from wall-mounted gas stoves used for household heating have become a significant source of indoor pollution in Chinese urban areas. The high indoor concentration of NO2 poses potential health risks to residents. It is urgently necessary to establish relevant regulations and implement emission reduction technologies to reduce NO2 emissions from wall-mounted gas stoves.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Hans Peter H. Arp, Raoul Wolf, Sarah E. Hale, Sivani Baskaran, Juliane Gluege, Martin Scheringer, Xenia Trier, Ian T. Cousins, Harrie Timmer, Roberta Hofman-Caris, Anna Lennquist, Andre D. Bannink, Gerard J. Stroomberg, Rosa M. A. Sjerps, Rosa Montes, Rosario Rodil, Jose Benito Quintana, Daniel Zahn, Herve Gallard, Tobias Mohr, Ivo Schliebner, Michael Neumann
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Philomina Onyedikachi Peter, Binessi Edouard Ifon, Francois Nkinahamira, Kayode Hassan Lasisi, Jiangwei Li, Anyi Hu, Chang-Ping Yu
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and Rare Earth Elements (REEs) in sediments from Yundang Lagoon, China. The results show four distinct fluorescent components, with protein-like substances being the most prevalent. Additionally, the total fluorescence intensity and LREE concentrations exhibit a synchronized increase from Outer to Inner to Songbai Lake core sediments. The findings demonstrate a strong correlation between DOM content and pollution levels.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Surya Gupta, Pasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos, Christine Alewell
Summary: The objective of this study is to incorporate soil hydraulic properties into the erodibility factor (K) of USLE-type models. By modifying and improving the existing equations for soil texture and permeability, the study successfully included information on saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) into the calculation of K factor. Using the Random Forest machine learning algorithm, two independent K factor maps with different spatial resolutions were generated. The results show that the decrease in K factor values has a positive impact on the modeling of soil erosion rates.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jesmin Akter, Wendy J. M. Smith, Yawen Liu, Ilho Kim, Stuart L. Simpson, Phong Thai, Asja Korajkic, Warish Ahmed
Summary: The choice of workflow in wastewater surveillance has a significant impact on SARS-CoV-2 concentrations, while having minimal effects on HF183 and no effect on HAdV 40/41 concentrations. Certain components in the workflow can be interchangeable, but factors such as buffer type, chloroform, and homogenization speed can affect the recovery of viruses and bacteria.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Luo, Xueting Yang, Diwei Wang, Hongmei Xu, Hongai Zhang, Shasha Huang, Qiyuan Wang, Ningning Zhang, Junji Cao, Zhenxing Shen
Summary: Atmospheric PM2.5, which can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), is associated with cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. The study found that both the mass concentration of PM2.5 and the DTT activity were higher during the heating season than during the nonheating season. Combustion sources were the primary contributors to DTT activity during the heating season, while secondary formation dominated during the nonheating season. The study also revealed that biomass burning had the highest inherent oxidation potential among all sources investigated.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin L. Murphy, Leah R. Gerber, Chelsea M. Rochman, Beth Polidoro
Summary: Plastic pollution has devastating consequences for marine organisms. This study uses a trait-based framework to develop a vulnerability index for marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles in Hawai'i. The index ranks 63 study species based on their vulnerability to macroplastic pollution, providing valuable information for species monitoring and management priorities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kenji Maurice, Amelia Bourceret, Sami Youssef, Stephane Boivin, Liam Laurent-Webb, Coraline Damasio, Hassan Boukcim, Marc-Andre Selosse, Marc Ducousso
Summary: Growing pressure from climate change and agricultural land use is destabilizing soil microbial community interactions. Little is known about microbial community resistance and adaptation to disturbances, hindering our understanding of recovery latency and implications for ecosystem functioning. This study found that anthropic disturbance and natural disturbance have different effects on the topology and stability of soil microbial networks.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yunhao Li, Yali Feng, Haoran Li, Yisong Yao, Chenglong Xu, Jinrong Ju, Ruiyu Ma, Haoyu Wang, Shiwei Jiang
Summary: Deep-sea mining poses a serious threat to marine ecosystems and human health by disturbing sediment and transmitting metal ions through the food chain. This study developed a new regenerative adsorption material, OMN@SA, which effectively removes metal ions. The adsorption mechanism and performance of the material for metal ion fixation were investigated.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Antonio Medici, Margherita Lavorgna, Marina Isidori, Chiara Russo, Elena Orlo, Giovanni Luongo, Giovanni Di Fabio, Armando Zarrelli
Summary: Valsartan, a widely used antihypertensive drug, has been detected in high concentrations in surface waters due to its unchanged excretion and incomplete degradation in wastewater treatment plants. This study investigated the degradation of valsartan and identified 14 degradation byproducts. The acute and chronic toxicity of these byproducts were evaluated in key organisms in the freshwater trophic chain.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiang Lin, Lianbao Chi, Qing Yuan, Busu Li, Mingbao Feng
Summary: This study investigated the photodegradation behavior and product formation of two representative pharmaceuticals in simulated estuary water. The study found that the formed transformation products of these pharmaceuticals have potential toxicity on marine organisms, including oxidative stress and damage to cellular components.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hua Fang, Dongdong Jiang, Ye He, Siyi Wu, Yuehong Li, Ziqi Zhang, Haoting Chen, Zixin Zheng, Yan Sun, Wenxiang Wang
Summary: This study revealed that exposure to lower levels of air pollutants led to decreased pregnancy rates, with PM10, NO2, SO2, and CO emerging as the four most prominent pollutants. Individuals aged 35 and above exhibited heightened susceptibility to pollutants.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ali Shaan Manzoor Ghumman, Rashid Shamsuddin, Amin Abbasi, Mohaira Ahmad, Yoshiaki Yoshida, Abdul Sami, Hamad Almohamadi
Summary: In this study, inverse vulcanized polysulfides (IVP) were synthesized by reacting molten sulfur with 4-vinyl benzyl chloride, and then functionalized using N-methyl D-glucamine (NMDG). The functionalized IVP showed a high mercury adsorption capacity and a machine learning model was developed to predict the amount of mercury removed. Furthermore, the functionalized IVP can be regenerated and reused, providing a sustainable and cost-effective adsorbent.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rita Bonfiglio, Renata Sisto, Stefano Casciardi, Valeria Palumbo, Maria Paola Scioli, Erica Giacobbi, Francesca Servadei, Gerry Melino, Alessandro Mauriello, Manuel Scimeca
Summary: This study investigated the presence of aluminum in human colon cancer samples and its potential association with biological processes involved in cancer progression. Aluminum was found in tumor areas of 24% of patients and was associated with epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell death. Additional analyses revealed higher tumor mutational burden and mutations in genes related to EMT and apoptosis in aluminum-positive colon cancers. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of aluminum toxicity may improve strategies for the management of colon cancer patients.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)