Several chemicals are used in the labrotaies of universies for teaching and research activities, and lack of awareness regarding their toxicity and safety may be hazardous to the health of staff and students. The present ...

Dyes are considered to be important pollutants in different industries (e.g., textile) and contain various organic materials with complicated structures. These compounds are mainly carcinogenic and toxic and less biodegradable ...

Concerns are mounting over the health risks associated with the use of harmful pesticides to control crop pests. In this study, the salad vegetables and soil samples from three farms in Lagos, Nigeria were evaluated for ...

Recently, floods have become a severe environmental issue in the Iran due to climate change. Several studies have indicated that ensemble flood forecasting based on numerical weather predictions could provide an early ...

Tuyserkan plain is an important agricultural plain located in Hamadan province, Iran. Despite the severe decline of the water levels in aquifers, the quality of the plain has not been evaluated in recent years. The present ...

The negligence of health regulations in the preparation of the foods, services, and sanitary and welfare facilities provided in religious borders could increase the risk of waterborne infectious intestinal diseases. ...

Waterborne cryptosporidiosis in river water is considered to be an important source of Cryptosporidium oocysts in most developing countries across the world. In the present study, 20 water samples were collected ...

The present study aimed to evaluate the health risk of heavy metals (iron, zinc, cadmium, arsenic, nickel, lead, and mercury), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) ...