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Field: Pollution

Assessment of heavy metal pollution, distribution and source apportionment in the sediment from Feni River estuary, Bangladesh

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Md. Saiful Islam, M. Belal Hossain, Abdul Matin, Md. Shafiqul Islam Sarker

Journal: Chemosphere 2018
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Citations: 340

Heavy metal pollution in sediment resources may pose serious threat to ecosystem and human health through food web. In this study, surface sediment samples of 10 stations along the Feni River estuary were analyzed to profile the accumulation, sources and pollution levels of heavy metals. The results...

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Low demand for nontraditional cookstove technologies

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Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Puneet Dwivedi, Rob Bailis, Lynn M. Hildemann et al.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesYear: 2012Citations: 332

Biomass combustion with traditional cookstoves causes substantial environmental and health harm. Nontraditional cookstove technologies can be efficacious in reducing this adverse impact, but they are adopted and used at puzzlingly low rates. This study analyzes the determinants of low demand for non...

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Antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and resistance genes in aquaculture: risks, current concern, and future thinking

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Anwar Hossain, Md. Habibullah‐Al‐Mamun, Ichiro Nagano, Shigeki Masunaga et al.

Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution ResearchYear: 2022Citations: 324

Aquaculture is remarkably one of the most promising industries among the food-producing industries in the world. Aquaculture production as well as fish consumption per capita have been dramatically increasing over the past two decades. Shifting of culture method from semi-intensive to intensive tech...

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Potential toxic elements in sediment of some rivers at Giresun, Northeast Turkey: A preliminary assessment for ecotoxicological status and health risk

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Fikret Ustaoğlu, Md. Saiful Islam

Journal: Ecological IndicatorsYear: 2020Citations: 321

The concentration of globally alarming potential toxic elements (PTEs) like Aluminum (Al), chrome (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and uranium (U) were measured in surface sediment of seven major rivers residing...

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Microplastics as carriers of toxic pollutants: Source, transport, and toxicological effects

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Nazifa Rafa, Bushra Ahmed, Fatema Tuj Zohora, Jannatul Bakya et al.

Journal: Environmental PollutionYear: 2023Citations: 310

Microplastic pollution has emerged as a new environmental concern due to our reliance on plastic. Recent years have seen an upward trend in scholarly interest in the topic of microplastics carrying contaminants; however, the available review studies have largely focused on specific aspects of this i...

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Evaluation of possible health risks of heavy metals by consumption of foodstuffs available in the central market of Rajshahi City, Bangladesh

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Narottam Saha, Md. Rokunuzzaman

Journal: Environmental Monitoring and AssessmentYear: 2012Citations: 310

Considering the human health risk due to the consumption of foodstuffs, the concentrations of heavy metals (lead, manganese, chromium, cadmium, and arsenic) are investigated in vegetables, fruits, and fish species collected from the central market (called Shaheb Bazar) of Rajshahi City, Bangladesh. ...

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Preliminary assessment of heavy metal contamination in surface sediments from a river in Bangladesh

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Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Md. Habibullah‐Al‐Mamun, Md Fazlul Hoque

Journal: Environmental Earth SciencesYear: 2014Citations: 301
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Antibiotic residues in milk: Past, present, and future

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Sabbya Sachi, Jannatul Ferdous, Mahmudul Hasan Sikder, S. M. Azizul Karim Hussani

Journal: Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal ResearchYear: 2019Citations: 291

Now-a-days, various types of antibiotics are being used worldwide in veterinary sector indiscriminately for promotion of growth and treatment of the livestock. Significant portions of antibiotics are released through milk of dairy animals unaltered and exert serious harmful effects on human health. ...

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Exposure to Biomass Smoke and Chronic Airway Disease in Mexican Women. A Case-Control Study

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Rogelio Pérez‐Padilla, Justino Regalado, Sverre Vedal, Peter D. Paré et al.

Journal: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care MedicineYear: 1996Citations: 288

A case-control study was performed in women older than 40 yr of age to evaluate the risk of cooking with traditional wood stoves for chronic bronchitis and chronic airway obstruction (CAO). The subjects were recruited from patients attending a referral chest hospital in Mexico City. We selected 127 ...

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Microplastics in fishes from the Northern Bay of Bengal

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M. Shahadat Hossain, Faisal Sobhan, Mohammad Nasir Uddin, S.M. Sharifuzzaman et al.

Journal: The Science of The Total EnvironmentYear: 2019Citations: 287

Microplastics were determined in pink Bombay-duck (Harpadon nehereus), white Bombay-duck (H. translucens) and gold-stripe sardine (Sardinella gibbosa) collected from the Northern Bay of Bengal at Bangladesh. Gastrointestinal tracts of fishes (n = 25 per species) were examined for microplastics follo...

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Geochemical distribution of trace metal pollutants in water and sediments of downstream of an urban river

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K. M. Mohiuddin, H. M. Zakir, Kazuo Otomo, Shaila Sharmin et al.

Journal: International Journal of Environmental Science and TechnologyYear: 2009Citations: 284
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Potential ecological risk of hazardous elements in different land-use urban soils of Bangladesh

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Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Kawser Ahmed, Md. Habibullah‐Al‐Mamun, Shigeki Masunaga

Journal: The Science of The Total EnvironmentYear: 2015Citations: 282

Soil pollution, influenced by both the natural and anthropogenic factors, significantly reduces environmental quality. In this study, six hazardous elements (Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Cd and Pb) in 12 different land-use urban soils from Bangladesh were assessed. The ranges of Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Cd and Pb in stud...

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Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination of Agricultural Soil around Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ), Bangladesh: Implication of Seasonal Variation and Indices

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Syed Hafizur Rahman, Dilara Khanam, Tanveer M. Adyel, Mohammad Shahidul Islam et al.

Journal: Applied SciencesYear: 2012Citations: 280

Intense urbanization, large scale industrialization and unprecedented population growth in the last few decades have been responsible for lowering environmental quality. Soil contamination with metals is a serious concern due to their toxicity and ability to accumulate in the biota. The present work...

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Enrichment, sources and ecological risk mapping of heavy metals in agricultural soils of dhaka district employing SOM, PMF and GIS methods

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Mohammad Amir Hossain Bhuiyan, Shamal Chandra Karmaker, Md. Bodrud-Doza, Md Abdur Rakib et al.

Journal: ChemosphereYear: 2020Citations: 279

Rapid urbanization and industrial growth have triggered heavy metal contamination in agricultural soil in Dhaka, which is a serious concern for ecological risk and public health issues. In this study, fifty-four soil samples from agricultural lands of Dhaka had been analyzed for assessing accumulati...

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Trace metal concentrations in street dusts of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

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Faruque Ahmed, Hiroaki Ishiga

Journal: Atmospheric EnvironmentYear: 2006Citations: 278
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