Publications by authors named "Tanmay Laha"
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- - The study examined playground soil contamination in Khagra, India, focusing on potentially toxic elements (PTEs) like As, Cd, Cu, and Zn that pose health risks, particularly respiratory and gastrointestinal issues for children.
- - Sequential extraction methods revealed Sn as the most contaminated element, while other PTEs exhibited moderate contamination levels; the highest concentrations typically occurred in the iron and manganese oxide-bound fraction.
- - The risk assessment indicated moderate health risks associated with several PTEs, while mobility factors showed the ease with which these contaminants could be absorbed into the human body, highlighting the potential dangers of contaminated playground soils.
In vitro oral bioaccessibility assay (simple bioaccessibility extraction test) was used to assess bioaccessible PTEs (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sn, and Zn) in 16 playground soils of Khagra, which is a medieval bell metal industrial town at Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. The aim was also to establish levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in soil, their origin, and human health risk, particularly on children. The average pseudo-total PTEs content in playground soil samples was in the decreasing order of Fe (18,988 mg kg) > Zn (1229 mg kg) > Cu (999 mg kg) > Mn (343 mg kg) > Pb (181 mg kg) > Sn (132 mg kg) > Co (8.
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