OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Exposure and Health is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

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
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
Critical Review of Diesel Exhaust Exposure Health Impact Research Relevant to Occupational Settings: Are We Controlling the Wrong Pollutants?	14
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
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
Cadmium: An Emerging Role in Adipose Tissue Dysfunction	12
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
Bioaccumulation of Toxic Metals in Children Exposed to Urban Pollution and to Cement Plant Emissions	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
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
Health Risk of Infants Exposed to Lead and Mercury Through Breastfeeding	7
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
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