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Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Md. Bodrud-Doza, Md. Abdur Rakib, Bidyut Baran Saha, S. M. Didar-Ul Islam
Summary: This study assessed the accumulation and sources of harmful metals in underground mine water in Bangladesh, and the associated public health risks. The results showed that the water samples contained high levels of potentially harmful elements, making them unsuitable for consumption, agriculture, and aquatic life. The study also identified significant health risks posed by certain metals, with children being more vulnerable than adults. Recommendations were made to minimize public health risks through appropriate environmental protocols.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarfraz Hussain, Tayyaba Sultana, Salma Sultana, Bilal Hussain, Shahid Mahboob, K. A. Al-Ghanim, Mian Nadeem Riaz
Summary: The study revealed that the Chenab River is being polluted due to the untreated discharge of industrial effluents and sewage runoff from the city, and these heavy metals from anthropogenic pollution load have adverse effects on the fish population in the river system.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Wang Hui, Zhang Hao, Tang Hongyan, Wen Jiawei, Li Anna
Summary: This study investigated the heavy metal pollution in soil around a tungsten-molybdenum mining area in southwestern Luoyang, Henan Province, China. The results showed severe pollution, with Cd posing the greatest ecological threat. Oral intake was identified as the main exposure pathway, with lower risks from respiratory inhalation and skin contact. Children were found to be at higher risk of heavy metal pollution compared to adults.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Raquel Baos, Sonia Cabezas, Maria Jose Gonzalez, Begona Jimenez, Miguel Delibes
Summary: Accidents at mines involving stored tailings have caused catastrophic environmental damage, such as the Aznalcollar mine tailings pond dam break in Spain. The study used Eurasian otters as sentinel species to assess the potential impact of toxic spills on river ecosystems and found decreasing levels of trace elements over time, with some rebounds attributed to residual contamination and new inputs from nearby industrial and agricultural activities. The research highlights otters' role as sentinel species for monitoring contaminants and evaluating river ecosystem health.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Angeles Martinez-Toledo, Donaji J. Gonzalez-Mille, Maria E. Garcia-Arreola, Omar Cruz-Santiago, Antonio Trejo-Acevedo, Cesar A. Ilizaliturri-Hernandez
Summary: This study in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, revealed high contamination levels of arsenic and heavy metals in soils from Cerro de San Pedro and Villa de la Paz, with implications for the metabolic activity and soil functions due to a combined effect of physicochemical characteristics, arsenic, and heavy metals. The research also found a selective uptake of substrate groups by microbial communities, with correlations between contamination indexes and specific chemical compounds.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Ioana Andreea Petrean, Valer Micle, Marin Senila
Summary: Abandoned sterile dumps can be a significant source of environmental pollution. Monitoring environmental factors in closed mining perimeters aims to track the quality of discharged waters, assess acid mine drainage, the quality of soil and vegetation, stability, and the condition of land surfaces within the perimeter. Knowing the source of pollution is the first step in adequately managing the affected areas.
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Engineering, Environmental
C. Barba-Brioso, P. J. Hidalgo, S. Fernandez-Landero, I. Giraldez, J. C. Fernandez-Caliani
Summary: This study investigates two plant species that have successfully colonized an acid mine drainage-impacted wetland area. The plants were found to form neutral soil patches within the high levels of toxic elements, limiting their uptake.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
(2023)
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Engineering, Chemical
Nerea Rodriguez Rodriguez, Maarten Everaert, Karel Folens, Jakob Busse, Thomas Abo Atia, Adam J. Williamson, Lieven Machiels, Jeroen Spooren, Nico Boon, Gijs Du Laing, Koen Binnemans
Summary: Innovative and sustainable technologies are being developed to meet the demand for critical metals and valorize industrial waste streams. This study successfully recovered copper from copper sulfide tailings using microwave-assisted roasting and ammonia leaching, with high efficiency and selectivity against other metals. Bioleaching and environmental leaching tests were also applied to further reduce residual metal concentrations and evaluate process performance.
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Marioara Nicoleta Filimon, Gabi Dumitrescu, Ion Valeriu Caraba, Adrian Sinitean, Doina Verdes, Mihai Mituletu, Marioara Cornianu, Roxana Popescu
Summary: The study focused on the bioaccumulation, distribution, interactions, and histological changes of metals in internal organs. Different metal retention capacities were found depending on metal concentration and organ type. Correlations between metal concentrations at organ level were established, showing both positive and negative relationships.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Saima Naz, Riaz Hussain, Qudrat Ullah, Ahmad Manan Mustafa Chatha, Ansar Shaheen, Rifat Ullah Khan
Summary: The study conducted in this research reveals that prolonged exposure to copper and cadmium can cause adverse hematological and histopathological changes in Catla catla fish.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Saba Naeem, Muhammad Ashraf, Masroor Ellahi Babar, Sana Zahoor, Shaukat Ali
Summary: The study investigated the adverse effects of dense ores in different organs of three edible fish species exposed to metal-polluted water, with assimilation ranking as Fe > Ni > Cr > Cd > Pb. Significant variations in the deposition of elements in different organs of the fish species were observed, highlighting potential health risks for fish, other aquatic organisms, and humans.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Podlasek, Magdalena Daria Vaverkova, Eugeniusz Koda, Aleksandra Jakimiuk, Petra Martinez Barroso
Summary: The formation of leachate is mainly due to the percolating of rainwater through the landfill and the processes taking place inside the landfill. This study aims to evaluate and compare the physicochemical characteristics of leachate, demonstrate the time variability of leachate parameters during landfill stabilization, present the relationships between leachate characteristics, and indicate the factors determining leachate composition variability. The Leachate Pollution Index (LPI) was used to assess leachate pollution and its potential. The results showed differences in leachate characteristics and pollution potential between the Lubna and Zdounky landfills.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Gloria Andrea Silva-Castro, Custodia Cano, Silvia Moreno-Morillas, Alberto Bago, Inmaculada Garcia-Romera
Summary: Symbiotic associations with different arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), namely Rhizoglomus custos (Custos), Rhizoglomus sp. (Aznalcollar), and Rhizophagus irregularis (Intraradices), were studied to investigate their effectiveness in reducing heavy metal stress in wheat grown in contaminated soils. The indigenous Aznalcollar fungus showed higher levels of metal accumulation, while the non-indigenous Custos and Intraradices fungi exhibited depletion of some metals. Both Custos and Intraradices fungi demonstrated greater bioaccumulation capacity in the less-contaminated soil. The enzymatic activity and antioxidant systems of the plants increased in all AMF treatments, indicating improved plant protection in HM-contaminated environments.
Article
Ecology
Heba N. Gad El-Hak, Marwa I. Saad El-Din, Ranwa A. Elrayess
Summary: This study investigated the health status of mugil fish in the northeastern region of Manzala lake, finding that heavy metals in water and sediments exceeded permissible limits for human consumption, adversely affecting the mugil's health, especially with severe histopathological damage in the gills, muscles, and liver during the autumn season. Monitoring environmental pollution is essential to improve mugil fish health.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Summaira Sharaf, Muti-ur-Rehman Khan, Asim Aslam, Masood Rabbani, Aisha Sharf, Misbah Ijaz, Ahsan Anjum, Naqi Hussain
Summary: This study focused on target sites near an industrial area in Lahore, where heavy metal levels were found to be higher, and observed significant differences in residual concentrations and tissue damage between two sites (site 1 near the drain and site 2 away from the drain).
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ava Heidari, Fatemeh Mirzaii, Mahbobeh Rahnama, Faezeh Alidoost
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Farideh Baratzadeh Poustchi, Fatemeh Tabatabaei Yazdi, Ava Heidari, Zahra Moosavi
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Zoology
Fatemeh Tabatabaei Yazdi, Pourya Sardari, Alvand Mohammadalizadegan
ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maryam Dehdashti Moghadam, Hasan Baghshani, Hamideh Ghodrati Azadi, Zahra Moosavi
Summary: Caffeic acid has an ameliorative role against arsenic-induced testicular damage in mice, increasing antioxidant capacity and hormone levels, attenuating oxidative damage and histopathological alterations.
BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zahra Biglari Quchan Atigh, Ava Heidari, Alireza Karimi, Mohammad Ali Pezhman, Behnam Asgari Lajayer, Eder Claudio Lima
Summary: This study extracted purified nano-sized montmorillonite from bentonite using centrifugal force, which was confirmed by various analytical techniques to have a microporous structure. Economic analysis showed that this method could be the best option for obtaining high purity montmorillonite for future applications.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
A. Heidari, M. H. Sayadi, Z. Biglari Quchan Atigh
Summary: A novel green method was developed to recover iron from drinking water treatment sludge for synthesizing nanoscale iron supported on nanoclay. The modified nanoclay showed superior adsorption performance for hexavalent chromium and lead compared to unmodified nanoclay. This study suggests that nanoclay-iron nanoparticle-ethylenediamine could be an effective adsorbent for heavy metals removal from water and wastewater.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Esmaeil Hadi, Ava Heidari
Summary: This study compared and analyzed the life cycle impacts of different PV facades using energy analysis, life cycle assessment, and life cycle costing, and concluded that the Perovskite facade is the most sustainable option. The hierarchical adaptive weighting approach was used to combine various criteria in environmental, economic, and energy aspects to determine a sustainability index for decision-making.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fahimeh Zanganeh, Ava Heidari, Adel Sepehr, Abbas Rohani
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of using cyanobacteria and purslane for bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil. The results showed significant reductions in extractable heavy metal fractions and improved plant growth with these treatments, indicating their potential as eco-friendly remediation options.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Soudabeh Balarastaghi, Samira Barangi, Hossein Hosseinzadeh, Mohsen Imenshahidi, Zahra Moosavi, Bibi Marjan Razavi, Gholamreza Karimi
Summary: Arsenic is a heavy metal that can cause vascular toxicity. Melatonin, a hormone, has been shown to have protective effects against oxidative stress and apoptosis, as well as modulating autophagy. This study found that melatonin can protect against arsenic-induced vascular toxicity by inhibiting apoptosis and regulating the Sirt1/autophagy pathway.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Amir Rashidlamir, Behnam Roozbeh, Reza Bagheri, Mahtab Moazzami, Zahra Moosavi, Ali Javadmanesh, Julien S. Baker, Alexei Wong
Summary: The study suggests that GH administration with or without exercise training can cause severe liver damage, as evidenced by the elevation of liver enzymes. Exercise training alone did not significantly affect the levels of AST, ALT, and ALP enzymes, but it did increase serum albumin concentration to some extent.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fatemeh Yarmohammadi, Samira Barangi, Seyed Hamid Aghaee-Bakhtiari, Hossein Hosseinzadeh, Zahra Moosavi, Russel J. J. Reiter, A. Wallace Hayes, Soghra Mehri, Gholamreza Karimi
Summary: Chronic arsenic exposure, mainly through contaminated water, is associated with cardiovascular diseases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and autophagy are suggested as the molecular mechanisms of arsenic cardiotoxicity. Melatonin, as a powerful antioxidant, improves diabetic cardiomyopathy, cardiac remodeling, and heart failure. Pretreatment with melatonin can alleviate arsenic-induced prolongation of QT interval, oxidative stress, autophagy, and apoptosis, and modify the expression of Sirt1 and Nrf2. It also reverses the reduced expression of miR-34a and miR-144 caused by arsenic and moderates histopathological changes of cardiac injury.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sepideh E. Tabrizi, Jessica Pringle, Zahra Moosavi, Arman Amouzadeh, Hani Farghaly, William R. Trenouth, Bahram Gharabaghi
Summary: This paper presents the application of de-icing road salt in winter road maintenance and its adverse effects on water environment. A new design method for Enhanced Roadside Drainage Systems (ERDS) is proposed, and the effectiveness of the system is demonstrated through case studies and model evaluation.
Article
Biology
Fatemeh Tabatabaei Yazdi, Sarina Dousti
Summary: This study focuses on the taxonomical issues of jirds belonging to the genus Meriones and their conservation status. By investigating the morphological variables of ten valid Meriones species, it was found that they exhibit differences in cranial shape and size. Some species show overlap in morpho-space, yet they are morphologically distinct in certain views. The study also identifies the existence of at least two major groups among the species.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Negar Fallahi Akhlamad, Fatemeh Tabatabaei Yazdi, Ali Khani, Ivan Rey-Rodriguez
Summary: This study investigated the diet of little owls in northeastern Iran's Khorasan Razavi Province. The results showed that rodents were the dominant prey, especially in winter. The findings have implications for conservation and management programs.
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ali Zarei, Fatemeh Tabatabaei Yazdi, Sakineh Rajaee
Summary: This study investigated the diets and food niche overlap of coexisting raptors in NE Iran by analyzing pellets collected from different species. The pellets were mainly composed of remains of rodents, birds, and reptiles, with jirds and voles being the most frequently captured rodents. The raptors showed species-specific preferences and seasonal variations in prey species' share, with extensive food overlaps found in some species pairs.
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY
(2021)