Heavy Metals Contamination in Water and their Hazardous Effect on Human Health-A Review

Biomonitoring of Effects and Accumulations of Heavy Metals Insults Using Some Helminth Parasites of Fish as Bio-Indicators in an Afrotropical Stream

“…Aquatic ecosystem has various sources of pollution, resulting from human activities such as industrial processes, amplified urbanization, and waste discharge (Aladaileh et al, 2020). Furthermore, processes such as weathering of rocks, human-induced emissions from mining, and other mining-related processes are ultimately likely to elevate heavy metals concentrations in water bodies, leading to increased pollution (Sankhla et al, 2016). Elevated levels of heavy metals (e.g., cadmium, lead, and mercury) are naturally found in rocks and sediments (Waheed et al, 2020).…”

In situ Polymerized FDU‐12/Poly(methyl methacrylate) and FDU‐12/polyamide 6 Nanocomposites for Cd2+ Adsorption

“…appear in surface waters such as streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes naturally (volcanic activity) or by human activities (industrial effluents). These toxic heavy metals enter the food cycle and, as a result, the human body, causing many health problems such as kidney disorders, blood disease, and most importantly, their carcinogenicity and mutagenicity have been proven 1, 2. Therefore, the elimination of these dangerous pollutants should be a priority for governments and environmental policymakers.…”

Plantas aquáticas em ecotecnologias: perspectivas para fitorremediação de ferro e manganês

“…Neste cenário, o setor industrial associado à demanda atual da humanidade, torna-se protagonista no processo de contaminação dos recursos hídricos (Wang et al, 2016;Singh et al, 2018), seja pela alta produção de efluentes, negligência no tratamento de seus rejeitos antes de despejá-los nos ambientes naturais e/ou acidentes ocasionados pela ausência de monitoramento. Há ainda de se considerar que o setor industrial é a principal fonte de introdução de metais pesados no ambiente aquático (Sankhla et al, 2016;Souza et al, 2016).…”