OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Exposure and Health is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-11-01 to 2023-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Groundwater Arsenic and Fluoride and Associated Arsenicosis and Fluorosis in China: Occurrence, Distribution and Management	167
Surface Water Pollution in the Middle Chinese Loess Plateau with Special Focus on Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6+): Occurrence, Sources and Health Risks	135
Seasonal Variation of Drinking Water Quality and Human Health Risk Assessment in Hancheng City of Guanzhong Plain, China	123
Groundwater Quality Assessment Using Improved Water Quality Index (WQI) and Human Health Risk (HHR) Evaluation in a Semi-arid Region of Northwest China	122
Temporal Changes of Groundwater Quality within the Groundwater Depression Cone and Prediction of Confined Groundwater Salinity Using Grey Markov Model in Yinchuan Area of Northwest China	82
Groundwater Geochemistry and its Impacts on Groundwater Arsenic Enrichment, Variation, and Health Risks in Yongning County, Yinchuan Plain of Northwest China	81
Occurrence and Distribution of Groundwater Fluoride and Manganese in the Weining Plain (China) and Their Probabilistic Health Risk Quantification	67
Rice Grain Cadmium Concentrations in the Global Supply-Chain	56
Occurrence, Controlling Factors and Health Risks of Cr6+ in Groundwater in the Guanzhong Basin of China	54
Hydrogeochemical Processes and Trace Metal Contamination in Groundwater: Impact on Human Health in the Maputaland Coastal Aquifer, South Africa	54
Groundwater Quality in and Around a Landfill in Northwest China: Characteristic Pollutant Identification, Health Risk Assessment, and Controlling Factor Analysis	54
Possible links between groundwater geochemistry and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu): an investigation from the Ginnoruwa region in Sri Lanka	50
To Make the Water Safer	39
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	38
Global Sourcing of Low-Inorganic Arsenic Rice Grain	37
Occurrence, Controlling Factors and Health Hazards of Fluoride-Enriched Groundwater in the Lower Flood Plain of Yellow River, Northern China	37
Source Identification and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Topsoil of the Weining Plain (Northwest China)	35
Surface Water Quality and Health Risk Assessment in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province (China)	33
Distributions and Source Identification of the Major Ions in Zhujiang River, Southwest China: Examining the Relationships Between Human Perturbations, Chemical Weathering, Water Quality and Health Ris	33
Evaluation of Acute and Chronic Arsenic Exposure on School Children from Exposed and Apparently Control Areas of West Bengal, India	30
Health-Risk Assessment of Arsenic and Groundwater Quality Classification Using Random Forest in the Yanchi Region of Northwest China	29
Water Contamination and Human Health Risks in Pakistan: A Review	28
Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals Through the Consumption of Common Foodstuffs Collected from Two Divisional Cities of Bangladesh	25
Assessment of Human Health Risk of Chromium and Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater and Soil of the Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin, Argentina	24
To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity	22

Polystyrene and Polyethylene Microplastics Decrease Cell Viability and Dysregulate Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers of MDCK and L929 Cells In Vitro	22
Harmful Algal Blooms Threaten the Health of Peri-Urban Fisher Communities: A Case Study in Kisumu Bay, Lake Victoria, Kenya	21
Groundwater Quality and Its Regulating Geochemical Processes in Assiut Province, Egypt	19
Source Apportionment and Ecological-Health Risks Assessment of Heavy Metals in Topsoil Near a Factory, Central China	19
Set Pair Analysis in Earth and Environmental Sciences: Development, Challenges, and Future Prospects	18
Comprehensive Analysis of the Association Between Human Non-obstructive Azoospermia and Plasticisers via Single-Cell and Traditional RNA Sequencing Methods	16
Heavy Metals in Soils and Road Dust in Akure City, Southwest Nigeria: Pollution, Sources, and Ecological and Health Risks	16
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	15
Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Health Effects of Iodine in Groundwater in Wei River Basin	15
Associations of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition Between Pesticide Spray Seasons with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents, and the Role of Sex and Adrenal Hormones on Gender Moderation	14
First Report of the Co-occurrence of Cylindrospermopsin, Nodularin and Microcystins in the Freshwaters of Lake Victoria, Tanzania	13
Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Gaobeidian, North China: Distribution, Source, and Chemical Species of the Main Contaminants	13
Hydrogeochemical Evaluation of Intermittent Alluvial Aquifers Controlling Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination and Corresponding Health Risk Assessment	12
Groundwater Quality Assessment Using EWQI With Updated Water Quality Classification Criteria: A Case Study in and Around Zhouzhi County, Guanzhong Basin (China)	12
Placenta is Capable of Protecting the Male Fetus from Exposure to Environmental Bisphenol A	12
Distribution and Exposure Risk Assessment of Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances in Aquatic Products along the Coastal Region of the South China Sea	12
Assessing Children’s Lead Exposure in an Active Mining Community Using the Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model	12
Distribution, Source Apportionment, and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Groundwater in a Multi-mineral Resource Area, North China	12
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	12
Low-Level Environmental Heavy Metals are Associated with Obesity Among Postmenopausal Women in a Southern State	11
Trace Metals Contamination in Riverine Captured Fish and Prawn of Bangladesh and Associated Health Risk	11
Occurrence, Human Health Risks, and Public Awareness Level of Pharmaceuticals in Tap Water from Putrajaya (Malaysia)	11
Integration of Heavy Metal Pollution Indices and Health Risk Assessment of Groundwater in Semi-arid Coastal Aquifers, South Africa	11
Aluminium in Brain Tissue in Non-neurodegenerative/Non-neurodevelopmental Disease: A Comparison with Multiple Sclerosis	10
Bioaccumulation of Toxic Metals in Children Exposed to Urban Pollution and to Cement Plant Emissions	10
Critical Review of Diesel Exhaust Exposure Health Impact Research Relevant to Occupational Settings: Are We Controlling the Wrong Pollutants?	10
Urinary Concentrations of Metals and Metalloids in Malaysian Adults	10
Seasonal Hydrochemical Characteristics, Geochemical Evolution, and Pollution Sources of Lake Sha in an Arid and Semiarid Region of Northwest China	10
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	10
Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Non-Carcinogenic Risk of Nitrate in Urban and Rural Areas of Fereidan, Iran	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 Nickel Exposure and Diabetes in a Nationally Representative Sample of US Adults	9
Hydrogeochemical Processes Regulating the Groundwater Geochemistry and Human Health Risk of Groundwater in the Rural Areas of the Wei River Basin, China	9
Humates and Chlorides Synergistically Increase Cd Phytoaccumulation in Strawberry Fruits, Heightening Health Risk from Cd in Human Diet	9
Mineral Content of Food Supplements of Plant Origin, by Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence: A Risk Assessment	9
Occurrence and Exposure to Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	9
Recommended Guidance and Checklist for Human Health Risk Assessment of Metal(loid)s in Soil	8
Human Health Risk Regulation of Reproductive Toxicity, Neurotoxicity, and Endocrine Disruption in Special Populations Exposed to Organophosphorus Flame Retardants	8
Medical Geology and Medical Geochemistry: An Editorial Introduction	8
Drinking Water Treatments for Arsenic and Manganese Removal and Health Risk Assessment in White Rock, Canada	8
Current-Use Pesticides in the River Waters of Eastern China: Occurrence and Human Health Risk Assessment	8
Exposure to a Mixture of Metals and Growth Indicators in 6–11-Year-Old Children from the 2013–2016 NHANES	8
Cumulative Firefighter Exposure to Multiple Toxins Emitted During Prescribed Burns in Australia	8
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	8
An Assessment of Inter-Observer Agreement in Water Source Classification and Sanitary Risk Observations	8