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J Xenobiot
January 2025
Department of Built Environment, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Background: Chronic stress, characterized by sustained activation of physiological stress response systems, is a key risk factor for numerous health conditions. Allostatic load (AL), a biomarker of cumulative physiological stress, offers a quantitative measure of this burden. Lifestyle habits such as alcohol consumption and smoking, alongside environmental exposures to toxic metals like lead, cadmium, and mercury, were individually implicated in increasing AL.
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January 2025
Doctorado en Medicina Tropical, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia.
Background: Contamination of Cartagena Bay, Colombia with heavy metals such as mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd) presents a major environmental and public health concern, particularly for human communities residing on nearby islands and coastal areas. These populations face enhanced exposure risks owing to their traditional fishing practices and continuous interactions with polluted marine environments. This study aimed to evaluate the genotoxic effects of environmental exposure to Hg and Cd in populations from the island zone of the Cartagena district, Bolívar.
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January 2025
Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China.
Background: Metabolic-associated steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis (MASLD) is a growing public health concern, with environmental factors potentially playing a role in its development. This study aimed to investigate the associations between serum cadmium and mercury levels and the risk of MASLD in a nationally representative sample from the United States.
Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1999 to 2018 were analyzed.
Environ Toxicol Chem
January 2025
Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC, USA.
Legacy contaminants tied to energy production are a worldwide concern. Coal combustion residues (CCRs) contain high concentrations of potentially toxic trace elements such as arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), and selenium (Se), which can persist for decades after initial contamination. CCR disposal methods, including aquatic settling basins and landfills, can facilitate environmental exposure through intentional and accidental releases.
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January 2025
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia (REDE BIONORTE), Instituto de Saúde Coletiva (ISCO), Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA), Rua Vera Paz, s/no, Salé, CEP, 68040-255 Santarém, Pará, Brazil.
This study reviews the literature on mercury (Hg) pollution in the Tapajós River basin from 1992 to 2022, focusing on the bioaccumulation in fish and the associated health risks to humans via ingesting contaminated species. Variability in Hg bioaccumulation was analyzed from both spatial (sub-basins) and ecological (trophic levels) perspectives. Mercury concentrations in fish muscle tissue and spatial differences in Hg levels were analyzed using nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA and mapped with Inverse Distance Weighting.
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