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Heavy metals in drinking water: Occurrences, implications, and future needs in developing countries.

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This paper aims to review the state of research on heavy metals in drinking water in developing countries; understand their types and variability, sources, exposure, possible health effects, and removal; and analyze the factors contributing to heavy metalsIn drinking water.
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This article is published in Science of The Total Environment.The article was published on 2016-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 618 citations till now.

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Assessment of heavy metal pollution from anthropogenic activities and remediation strategies: A review.

TL;DR: The concentration of heavy metals in several sites, assessed in water, soil and sediment samples, affected by different pollution sources are reviewed, showing how human activities impact natural media and how the pollution spreads.
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Removal of heavy metals from water sources in the developing world using low-cost materials: A review.

TL;DR: This review evaluates the use of adsorbents from four major categories: agricultural waste; naturally-occurring soil and mineral deposits; aquatic and terrestrial biomass; and other locally-available waste materials.
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Review of MXenes as new nanomaterials for energy storage/delivery and selected environmental applications

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of recent studies on energy and environmental applications of MXene and MXene-based nanomaterials, including energy conversion and storage, adsorption, membrane, photocatalysis, and antimicrobial, can be found in this paper.
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Characteristics, sources, water quality and health risk assessment of trace elements in river water and well water in the Chinese Loess Plateau.

TL;DR: The results of this study can provide the basic data for efficient water management and human health protection in CLP.
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Antibiotic resistance in drinking water systems: Occurrence, removal, and human health risks.

TL;DR: It is concluded that combining UV-irradiation with advanced oxidative processes may enhance the removal of ARB and ARGs, while disinfection may promote horizontal gene transfer from environmental ARB to pathogens.
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Toxicity, mechanism and health effects of some heavy metals

TL;DR: This review gives details about some heavy metals and their toxicity mechanisms, along with their health effects.
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Contamination of drinking-water by arsenic in Bangladesh: a public health emergency

TL;DR: The experience in Bangladesh shows that groundwater sources throughout the world that are used for drinking-water should be tested for arsenic, and the fundamental intervention is the identification and provision of arsenic-free drinking water.
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Intellectual Impairment in Children with Blood Lead Concentrations below 10 μg per Deciliter

TL;DR: Blood lead concentrations, even those below 10 microg per deciliter, are inversely associated with children's IQ scores at three and five years of age, and associated declines in IQ are greater at these concentrations than at higher concentrations.
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Bioavailability, accumulation and effects of heavy metals in sediments with special reference to United Kingdom estuaries: a review

TL;DR: Various factors governing the bioavailability, bioaccumulation and biological effects of heavy metals in sediment-dominated estuaries are reviewed.
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Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity

TL;DR: To control the pandemic of developmental neurotoxicity, a global prevention strategy is proposed and chemicals in existing use and all new chemicals must therefore be tested for developmental neurotoxicants is proposed.
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