Heavy metal pollution and risks in a highly polluted and populated Indian river–city pair using the systems approach

Kumar, Pankaj; Mishra, Vandana; Yadav, Shalu; Yadav, Archana; Garg, Shafali; Poria, Pankaj; Farooqi, Furqan; Dumée, Ludovic F.; Sharma, Raghav

doi:10.1007/s11356-022-20034-2

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“…Ultrafine particles have a higher likelihood of being deposited in the smaller branches of the bronchial airways in the respiratory tract; rapid clearance by the mucociliary system is much more ineffective. Generally speaking, exposure to heavy metals affects human beings by the routines of skin absorption, gut ingestion, and nasal inhalation of contaminated materials, varies from exposure frequency and intake quantity [ 6 ]. Heavy metals are regarded among the most persistent and hazardous pollutants found in the environment due to high toxicity and capacity to bioaccumulate even at low concentrations [ 7 ].…”

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Exposure to Heavy Metals and Serum Adiponectin Levels among Workers: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study

Chen

et al. 2023

Metabolites

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The workers exposed to metal fumes had an increased risk of metabolic syndrome, which was correlated with decreased serum adiponectin. Thus, we aimed to explore whether heavy metal exposure affects the adiponectin level. There were 96 male workers recruited from a shipyard at baseline. Apart from 82 participants completed the follow-up assessments, new participants were recruited in next year. Finally, there were 100 welding workers in the exposure group and 31 office workers in the control group. Inferential statistics on repeated measures were performed using generalized estimating equations. A weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression model was conducted to examine the joint effect of the multimetal exposure with serum adiponectin. Significantly negative associations of metals with adiponectin were detected in the welding workers, including Cr (β = −0.088; 95% CI: −0.148, −0.027), Mn (β = −0.174; 95% CI: −0.267, −0.081), Co (β = −0.094; 95% CI: −0.158, −0.029), Ni (β = −0.108; 95% CI: −0.208, −0.008), Cd (β = −0.067; 95% CI: −0.115, −0.018), and Pb (β = −0.089; 95% CI: −0.163, −0.015). The WQS regression suggested that Pb was the greatest contributor. In conclusion, our findings highlighted that welding workers exposed to heavy metals would reduce serum adiponectin.

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Exposure to Heavy Metals and Serum Adiponectin Levels among Workers: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study

Chen

et al. 2023

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“…River is a complex ecosystem, which besides flowing water, is comprised of underneath sediment and river banks/floodplains (Exhibit 1). These environmental compartments are interrelated and interdependent, where pollutants undergo phase transfer continuously, such as from water to sediments, water to floodplain soil, and vice versa, due to changes in environmental variables or seasons (Ciszewski & Grygar, 2016; Khan et al., 2022; Kumar et al., 2022) . Heavy metals disrupt the structure and function of microbial communities and nutrient dynamics, thereby adversely affecting the ecosystem services (Fleeger et al., 2003; Peters et al., 2013).…”

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Five‐wheel framework for system‐based monitoring of heavy metal pollution in rivers

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Mishra

Bhardwaj

et al. 2022

Environmental Quality Mgmt

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Sectorial approach for monitoring heavy metal pollution in rivers has failed to report realistic pollution status and associated ecological and human health risks. The increasing spread of heavy metals from different sources and emerging risks to human and environmental health call for reexamining heavy metal pollution monitoring frameworks. Also, the sources, spread, and load of heavy metals in the environment have changed significantly over time, requiring consequent modification in the monitoring frameworks. Therefore, studies on heavy metal monitoring in rivers conducted in the last decade were evaluated for experimental designs, research frameworks, and data presentations. Most studies (∼99%) (i) lacked inclusiveness of all environmental compartments; (ii) focused on "one pollutant -one/two compartment" or sometimes "one pollutant -one compartment -one effect" approach; and (iii) remained "data-rich but information poor." An ecological approach with integrative system thinking is proposed to develop a holistic approach for monitoring river pollution. It is visualized that heavy metal monitoring, risk analyses, and water management must incorporate tracking pollutants in different environmental compartments of a river (water, sediment, and floodplain/bank soil) and consider correlating it with riverbank land use. The systemsbased pollution monitoring and assessment studies will reveal the critical factors that drive heavy metals pollutant movement in ecosystems and associated potential risks to the environment, wildlife, and humans. Also, water quality and pollution indexing tools would help better communicate complex pollution data and associated risks among all stakeholders. Therefore, integrating systems approaches in scientific-and policy-based tools would help sustainably manage the health of rivers, wildlife, and humans.

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Application of Monte Carlo simulation for carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks assessment through multi-exposure pathways of heavy metals of river water and sediment, India

Gupta

2022

Environ Geochem Health

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Heavy metal pollution and risks in a highly polluted and populated Indian river–city pair using the systems approach

Cited by 11 publications

References 92 publications

Exposure to Heavy Metals and Serum Adiponectin Levels among Workers: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study

Exposure to Heavy Metals and Serum Adiponectin Levels among Workers: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study

Five‐wheel framework for system‐based monitoring of heavy metal pollution in rivers

Application of Monte Carlo simulation for carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks assessment through multi-exposure pathways of heavy metals of river water and sediment, India

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