Exposure and Health

Article	Citations
Groundwater Geochemistry and its Impacts on Groundwater Arsenic Enrichment, Variation, and Health Risks in Yongning County, Yinchuan Plain of Northwest China	92
Occurrence and Distribution of Groundwater Fluoride and Manganese in the Weining Plain (China) and Their Probabilistic Health Risk Quantification	84
Water Contamination and Human Health Risks in Pakistan: A Review	81
Groundwater Quality in and Around a Landfill in Northwest China: Characteristic Pollutant Identification, Health Risk Assessment, and Controlling Factor Analysis	78
Occurrence, Controlling Factors and Health Risks of Cr6+ in Groundwater in the Guanzhong Basin of China	73
Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Groundwater Aquifers and Associated Health Hazard Risk Mapping Using Ensemble Data Driven Model in a Water Scares Plateau Region of Eastern India	59
To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity	58
Occurrence, Controlling Factors and Health Hazards of Fluoride-Enriched Groundwater in the Lower Flood Plain of Yellow River, Northern China	52
Source Identification and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Topsoil of the Weining Plain (Northwest China)	45
Surface Water Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province (China)	41
Polystyrene and Polyethylene Microplastics Decrease Cell Viability and Dysregulate Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers of MDCK and L929 Cells In Vitro	36
Heavy Metals in Soils and Road Dust in Akure City, Southwest Nigeria: Pollution, Sources, and Ecological and Health Risks	35
Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Through the Consumption of Common Foodstuffs Collected from Two Divisional Cities of Bangladesh	32
Assessment of Human Health Risk of Chromium and Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater and Soil of the Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin, Argentina	31
Distribution, Source Apportionment, and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater in a Multi-mineral Resource Area, North China	29
Groundwater Quality and Its Regulating Geochemical Processes in Assiut Province, Egypt	27
The Challenge of Global Aflatoxins Legislation with a Focus on Peanuts and Peanut Products: A Systematic Review	25
Groundwater Nitrate Pollution Due to Excessive Use of N-Fertilizers in Rural Areas of Bangladesh: Pollution Status, Health Risk, Source Contribution, and Future Impacts	24
Integration of Heavy Metal Pollution Indices and Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Semi-arid Coastal Aquifers, South Africa	24
Leveraging Systematic Reviews to Explore Disease Burden and Costs of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposures in the United States	23
Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Soils Developed from Different Soil Parent Materials	23
Groundwater Quality Assessment Using EWQI With Updated Water Quality Classification Criteria: A Case Study in and Around Zhouzhi County, Guanzhong Basin (China)	22
Hydrogeochemical Processes Regulating the Groundwater Geochemistry and Human Health Risk of Groundwater in the Rural Areas of the Wei River Basin, China	22
Seasonal Hydrochemical Characteristics, Geochemical Evolution, and Pollution Sources of Lake Sha in an Arid and Semiarid Region of Northwest China	21
Comprehensive Analysis of the Association Between Human Non-obstructive Azoospermia and Plasticisers via Single-Cell and Traditional RNA Sequencing Methods	20

Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Non-Carcinogenic Risk of Nitrate in Urban and Rural Areas of Fereidan, Iran	20
Public Health Vulnerability Due to the Exposure of Dissolved Metal(oid)s in Tap Water from a Mega City (Dhaka, Bangladesh): Source and Quality Appraisals	18
Occurrence and Exposure to Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	17
Low-Level Environmental Heavy Metals are Associated with Obesity Among Postmenopausal Women in a Southern State	16
Distribution and Exposure Risk Assessment of Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances in Aquatic Products along the Coastal Region of the South China Sea	16
Health Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements, Persistence of NDL-PCB, PAHs, and Microplastics in the Translocated Edible Freshwater Sinotaia quadrata (Gasteropoda, Viviparidae): A Case Study f	16
Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Later Life	15
Urinary Concentrations of Metals and Metalloids in Malaysian Adults	15
Critical Review of Diesel Exhaust Exposure Health Impact Research Relevant to Occupational Settings: Are We Controlling the Wrong Pollutants?	14
Microplastics Pollution and Risk Assessment in Selected Surface Waters of the Wei River Plain, China	14
Assessing Children’s Lead Exposure in an Active Mining Community Using the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model	14
Human Health Risk Regulation of Reproductive Toxicity, Neurotoxicity, and Endocrine Disruption in Special Populations Exposed to Organophosphorus Flame Retardants	14
Pesticides Exposure and Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration	13
Hydrochemical Background Levels and Threshold Values of Phreatic Groundwater in the Greater Xi’an Region, China: Spatiotemporal Distribution, Influencing Factors and Implication to Water Quality Manag	13
Environmental Nickel Exposure and Diabetes in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults	13
Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Intermittent Alluvial Aquifers Controlling Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination and Corresponding Health Risk Assessment	13
Identification of the Spatiotemporal Variability and Pollution Sources for Potential Pollutants of the Malian River Water in Northwest China Using the PCA-APCS-MLR Receptor Model	13
Cadmium: An Emerging Role in Adipose Tissue Dysfunction	12
Bioaccumulation of Toxic Metals in Children Exposed to Urban Pollution and to Cement Plant Emissions	11
Recommended Guidance and Checklist for Human Health Risk Assessment of Metal(loid)s in Soil	11
Exposure Risk of Global Surface O3 During the Boreal Spring Season	11
Drinking Water Quality Assessment of Government, Non-Government and Self-Based Schemes in the Disaster Affected Areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	11
Assessment of Dioxin-Like POP’s Emissions and Human Exposure Risk from Open Burning of Municipal Solid Wastes in Streets and Dumpyard Fire Breakouts	11
Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Bisphenol Analogues Through Different Types of Drinking Water in Korea	10
Non-carcinogenic Health Outcomes Associated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Exposure in Humans: An Umbrella Review	10
Next Stages in Aquifer Vulnerability Studies by Integrating Risk Indexing with Understanding Uncertainties by using Generalised Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation	10
Humates and Chlorides Synergistically Increase Cd Phytoaccumulation in Strawberry Fruits, Heightening Health Risk from Cd in Human Diet	10
Assessment of Non-Carcinogenic and Carcinogenic Risks Due to Ingestion of Vegetables Grown Under Sewage Water Irrigated Soils Near a 33 Years Old Landfill Site in Kolkata, India	10
Environmental and Dietary Exposures Near a Major Industrial Harbour (Fos-sur-Mer, France) Identified as a Significant Pathway for PCBs and PCDD/Fs Accumulation in Residents’ Blood Serum	9
Co-exposure to Heavy Metals and Hypertension Among Adults in South Korea	9
Medical Geology and Medical Geochemistry: An Editorial Introduction	9
Spatial–Temporal Variation and Health Risk Assessment of Fluoride in Surface Water in the Tibetan Plateau	9
Environmental Contamination and Health Risk Assessment to Toxic Elements in an Active Lead–Zinc Mining Area	9
Assessment of Human Health Risks Associated with Heavy Metals Accumulation in the Freshwater Fish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus in Bangladesh	8
Global Geographical Variation in Elemental and Arsenic Species Concentration in Paddy Rice Grain Identifies a Close Association of Essential Elements Copper, Selenium and Molybdenum with Cadmium	8
Assessing the Mycotoxin-related Health Impact of Shifting from Meat-based Diets to Soy-based Meat Analogues in a Model Scenario Based on Italian Consumption Data	8
Integrated Insights into Source Apportionment and Source-Specific Health Risks of Potential Pollutants in Urban Park Soils on the Karst Plateau, SW China	8
Content of Selenium and Other Elements, Water Quality, Health Risks and Utilization Prospect in Natural Water of Southern Qinling-Daba Mountains, Southern Shaanxi, China	8
Health Risk of Infants Exposed to Lead and Mercury Through Breastfeeding	7
Impact of Essential and Toxic Trace Metals on Thyroid Health and Cancer: A Review	7
Perchlorate Contamination in Groundwater and Associated Health Risks from Fireworks Manufacturing Area (Sivakasi region) of South India	7
Occurrence, Species, and Health Effects of Groundwater Arsenic in Typical Rural Areas Along the Northern Foot of the Qinling Mountains, China	7
Characterization, Source Apportionment and Health Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in Groundwater of Metropolitan Area in Lahore, Pakistan	7
Spatiotemporal Distributions of Fluoride and Arsenic in Rivers with the Role of Mining Industry and Related Human Health Risk Assessments in Kyrgyzstan	7
Groundwater of Sicily (Italy) Close to Landfill Sites: Quality and Human Health Risk Assessment	7
Distribution and Potential Transdermal Human Intake of Bisphenol A and Bisphenol S from Thermal Receipt Papers in Korea Market	6
Increased Intestinal Permeability: An Avenue for the Development of Autoimmune Disease?	6
Arsenic Exposure, Periconceptional Folic Acid Supplementation, and the Risk for Neural Tube Defects: A Case–Control Study	6
Enrichment Mechanism and Health Risk Assessment of Fluoride in Groundwater in the Oasis Zone of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang, China	6
The Effect of Co-Exposure to Glyphosate, Cadmium, and Arsenic on Chronic Kidney Disease	6

Molecular Linkage of Dissolved Organic Matter in Groundwater with Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease with Unknown Etiology	6
Dietary Exposures to Metals in Relation to Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Cause (CKDu) in Sri Lanka	6
Comprehensive Assessment of Local Population Chemical Exposome by Combination of Organic Pollutant- and Metal-Multi-Residue Analysis in Hair	6
Toxic Effects of Atrazine on Liver and Underlying Mechanism: A Review	6
Trace Metals Migration and Contamination Assessment of Groundwater in the Lower Volta River Basin, Ghana	5
Long-Term and Multipoint Observations of Atmospheric Heavy Metal (Cu and Cd) Deposition and Accumulation in Soil–Crop System and Human Health Risk Evaluation Around a Large Smelter	5
Antenatal Exposure to Plastic Pollutants: Study of the Bisphenols and Perfluoroalkyls Effects on Human Stem Cell Models	5
Exposure to Bisphenol A, S, and F and its Association with Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus in General Adults of Korea: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015–2017	5
Occurrence of Organochlorine Pesticides (OCPs) Residues in Farmed and Wild Fish in Bangladesh and Implications for Human Health	5
Burden of Disease of Dietary Exposure to Four Chemical Contaminants in Denmark, 2019	5
Trace Elements and Arsenic Speciation of Field and Market Rice Samples in contrasting Agro-climatic Zones in Sri Lanka	5
Concentrations of Phthalate and DINCH Metabolites in Urine Samples from Czech Mothers and Newborns	5
Primary Soil Contaminants and Their Risks, and Their Relationship to Myocardial Infarction Susceptibility in Urban Krakow (Poland)	5
Total and Organic Mercury in Fish from Different Geographical Areas in the North Atlantic Ocean and Health Risk Assessment	5
Assessment of the Long-Term Exposure to Lead in Four European Countries Using PBPK Modeling	5
Alterations in Microbial-Associated Fecal Metabolites in Relation to Arsenic Exposure Among Infants	5
Characterisation, Sources and Health Risk of Heavy Metals in PM2.5 in Agra, India	5
Variability, Clearance, and Concentration of Multiple Metals and Risk of Kidney Function Abnormality: A New Integrative Metal Exposure Assessment Approach	5
Risk of Human Illness from Recreational Exposure to Microbial Pathogens in Freshwater Bodies: A Systematic Review	5
Effect of Mixture of Heavy Metals on Metabolic Syndrome and Its Components in Individuals ≥ 18 Years of Age: From Big Data to Molecular Mechanisms Involved	5
Timing of Toenail Collection and Concentrations of Metals in Pancreatic Cancer. Evidence Against Disease Progression Bias	4
Environmental Nickel Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults	4
Effects of Defined Mixtures of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) on Pre-lethal Cytotoxicity in the Human A-498 Kidney Cell Line In Vitro	4
Geochemical Investigation of OCPs in the Rivers Along with Drains and Groundwater Sources of Eastern Punjab, Pakistan	4
Health Risk Assessment of Globally Consumed Shark-Derived Products	4
Review of Groundwater Nitrate Pollution from Municipal Landfill Leachates: Implications for Environmental and Human Health and Leachate Treatment Technologies	4
Impact of Fluoride Exposure on Male Reproductive Parameters: A Pilot Case–Control Study in Sri Lanka	4
Cadmium, Selenium and Breast Cancer Risk by Molecular Subtype Among Women from Northern Mexico	4
Anthropogenic Organic Contaminants Analysed in Human Blood and Combined Risk	4
Impact of Soil Amendment Regimes on Arsenic Exposure to Human Through Rice: Risk Assessment and Prediction for Remediation	4
Mercury in Blood of Children Exposed to Historical Residues from Metallurgical Activity	4
Unlocking India’s Potential in Managing Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs): Importance, Challenges, and Opportunities	4
Effects of Glyphosate Exposure on Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Human, Animal and In-Vitro Studies	4
Multiple Environmental Exposure in Pregnant Women and Their Children in the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio Birth Cohort Study: PIPA Project	4
Environmental Exposure to Metals and Metalloids in Primary School-Aged Children Living in Industrialised Areas of Eastern South Asian Megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh	4
Natural Occurrence, Exposure Assessment & Risk Characterization of Alternaria Mycotoxins in Apple By-Products in Argentina	4
Quest to Assess Potentially Nephrotoxic Heavy Metal Contaminants in Edible Wild and Commercial Inland Fish Species and Associated Reservoir Sediments; a Study in a CKDu Prevailed Area, Sri Lanka	4
Correction to: PAH Pollution in Particulate Matter and Risk in Chinese Cities	4
Arsenic and Cadmium and Associated Risk in Farm Soils of the Dry Zone Sri Lanka where Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) is Endemic	4
Review: Artisanal Gold Mining in Africa—Environmental Pollution and Human Health Implications	4
Longitudinal Assessment of Chlorpyrifos Exposure in Farmers and Residents of an Italian Alpine Region	4
In Silico Simulations and Functional Cell Studies Evidence Similar Potency and Distinct Binding of Pacific and Caribbean Ciguatoxins	3
Probabilistic Estimation of the Aggregate Dietary and Inhalation Exposure of Austrian Adults to Cadmium and Health Risk Assessment	3
The Association Between Arsenic Metabolism and Hypertension Among Population with Varying Arsenic Exposure Levels in China	3
Identifying Gaps and Challenges in Global Pesticide Legislation that Impact the Protection of Consumer Health: Rice as a Case Study	3
Potentially Toxic Metals (PTMs) in Soil-Dust-Plant Total Environment and Associated Exposure Risks for Children (0–6) Based on Site-Specific Blood Lead Levels: A Comprehensive Investigation for the Ci	3
Recycled Household Ash in Rice Paddies of Bangladesh for Sustainable Production of Rice Without Altering Grain Arsenic and Cadmium	3
Novel Modelling Approach to Assess Elements Contamination in Drinking Water from Southern Iran	3
Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water Supplied to the Mega City of Vietnam and Assessment of the Associated Risks	3
A Targeted Lipidomic Reveals CYP450-Derived Oxylipin Linked to the Inflammatory Response by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in Children	3
PAH Pollution in Particulate Matter and Risk in Chinese Cities	3
Gender Differences in the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome Among Chronic Arsenic-Exposed Individuals in Bangladesh	3
Fluoride Exposure and Age of Menarche: Potential Differences Among Adolescent Girls and Women in the United States	3
Assessment of Cadmium Concentrations in Foodstuffs and Dietary Exposure Risk Across China: A Metadata Analysis	3
Chemical Characterization and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 near Semi-Urban Residential-Industrial Areas	3
Relationships Between Dietary Patterns and Low-Level Lead Exposure Among Children from Hunan Province of China	3
Assessing Potential Health Impacts of Cyanide-Contaminated Seepage in Paddy Field Near a Gold Mine in Thailand: Cyanide Speciation and Vapor Intrusion Modeling	3
Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Bisphenols and Childhood Kidney Function: A Prospective Cohort Study	2
Evaluation of Maternal Exposure to Multiple Trace Elements and Their Detection in Umbilical Cord Blood	2
Toxicity Predictions for Mycotoxins: A Combined In Silico Approach on Enniatin-Like Cluster	2
Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes and Supervised Analysis of Urinary Metal Mixtures in Mexican Women	2
Low-Level Environmental Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Preterm Birth: A Nested Case–Control Study Among a Uyghur Population in Northwestern China	2
Associations Between Essential Elements in Fingernails and Bone Quality in Populations Exposed to Chronic Fluoride in Drinking Water	2
Exposure to Arsenic in the Air and 15-F2t-Isoprostane in Urine in a Sub-population of Inhabitants of a Copper Smelter Region	2
Residential Proximity to Metal-Emitting Industries and Toenail Metal Concentration in the US Gulf States	2
Impact of Volatile and Semi-volatile Organic Compounds from Farming Environments on Allergy-Related Cellular Processes	2
Arsenic Speciation in Rice, Mechanisms and Associated Health Risk Through Rice Consumption in Various Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	2
Metal(Loid)s in Aquatic Products and Their Potential Health Risk	2
Small Polymeric Toys Placed in Child-Dedicated Chocolate Food Products—Do They Contain Harmful Chemicals? Examination of Quality by Example of Selected VOCs and SVOCs	2
The Mode of Action of Enniatins A and B is Mediated by Interaction with SOC Reservoirs (A) and Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore (B)	2
Model Evaluation of Indoor Exposure to Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Household Fuel Combustion in Rural Areas of Tibetan Plateau	2
A Hybrid Approach of Supervised Self-organizing Maps and Genetic Algorithms for Predictive Mapping of Arsenic Pollution in Groundwater Resources	2
The Dynamics of Selenium in Dairy Agroecosystems	2
Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater Consumed by Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease with Unknown Aetiology in the Crystalline Dry Zone Terrain of Sri Lanka	2
Hexavalent Chromium Induces Cartilage Degeneration and Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis	2
Children’s Exposure to Lead from Tap Water in Child Care Centers and Estimation of Blood Lead Levels	2
Trans-Global Biogeochemistry of Soil to Grain Transport of Arsenic and Cadmium	2
Human Exposure Assessment of Mixed Metal/Loids at and Near Mega-Scale Open Beaching Shipwrecking Activities in Bangladesh	2
Review: Bioaccessibility of Potentially Harmful Metals in Dust and Soil Matrices	2
Urinary Concentrations of Potentially Toxic Metals and Metalloids Among Women Residing in Northern Mexico	2

Exposure Factors vs. Bioaccessibility in the Soil-and-Dust Ingestion Pathway: A Comparative Assessment of Uncertainties Using MC2D Simulations in an Arsenic Exposure Scenario	2
Dietary Exposure to Essential and Non-essential Elements During Infants’ First Year of Life in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study	2
Effects of Environmental Heavy Metal Interactions on Renal Impairment: Epidemiological Evidence from Rural Northeastern China	2