Open AccessCoexistence of diverse heavy metal pollution magnitudes: Health risk assessment of affected cattle and human population in some rural regions, Qena, Egypt
Author(s) -
Hassan Mahmoud Diab,
Mohammed Ali Alkahtani,
Ahmed Ahmed,
Atef Mohammed Hussein Khalil,
Mohmmed A Alshehri,
M Ahmed,
Ibrahim F. Rehan,
Ahmed A. ElMansi,
Ahmed E. Ahmed
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of advanced veterinary and animal research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.275
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2311-7710
DOI - 10.5455/javar.2020.g428
Subject(s) - cadmium , environmental chemistry , mercury (programming language) , hazard quotient , arsenic , population , zoology , heavy metals , chemistry , toxicology , environmental health , biology , medicine , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
The purpose of this study was to measure the mean concentrations of heavy metals including aluminum (Al), arsenic, nickel (Ni), mercury, lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd) and to assess the health hazards due to the exposure of cattle/human population to a distinct or the mixture of heavy metals through various sources.