Evaluating the potential health risk of toxic trace elements in vegetables: Accounting for variations in soil factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 584-585 ◽  
pp. 942-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Weiping Chen ◽  
Meie Wang ◽  
Yanling Li ◽  
Chi Peng
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Soil Factors ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Toxic Trace Elements ◽  
Potential Health Risk

Co-distribution, possible origins, status and potential health risk of trace elements in surface water sources from six major river basins, Bangladesh

Chemosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 249 ◽  
pp. 126180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam ◽  
H.M. Touhidul Islam ◽  
Md Uzzal Mia ◽  
Rahat Khan ◽  
Md Ahosan Habib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Potential Health Risk ◽  
Major River

Occurrences of Giardia cysts in beach water

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. W. Ho ◽  
T.-Y Tam
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Water Sample ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Infectious Dose ◽  
Potential Health Risk ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Beach Water ◽  
Giardia Cysts

A total of 64 beach water samples with various bacteriological quality (Grades 1 to 4) were analysed for their bacteriological and parasitological contents (E coli and Giardia cysts respectively). Results indicated that Giardia cysts were detected in less than 10% of the Grade 1 beach water samples with E coli concentrations of <24/100mL. For Grades 2, 3 & 4 beach water samples, Giardia cysts were found, respectively, in 85, 50 and 64% of the samples. Except for one beach water sample which had an unusually high concentration of Giardia cysts (23 cysts/L), they were generally present at moderate concentrations (<10 cysts/L) in all other beach water samples. Despite moderate levels of Giardia cysts present in beach water of different grades, the potential health risk faced by swimmers bathing in local beach water needs to be carefully assessed as Giardia is known to have a low infectious dose.

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