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{"title":"Organophosphate pesticide residues in environmental and biological matrices: Occurrence, distribution and potential remedial approaches","authors":"Odunayo T. Ore ,&nbsp;Adedapo O. Adeola ,&nbsp;Ajibola A. Bayode ,&nbsp;Demilade T. Adedipe ,&nbsp;Philiswa N. Nomngongo","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2022.10.004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2022.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The prevalent occurrence of organophosphate pesticides in the environment is widely accompanied by severe adverse impacts on environmental matrices and humans owing to their bioaccumulation in the food chain or direct exposure. Despite the intervention of regulatory agencies on the levels of pesticide residues, studies have shown that these pesticide congeners are still present in human blood serum and urine as well as soil, sediments, water, and air. This, therefore, requires the adoption of both conventional and newly developed methods for the total mitigation of pesticides in environmental matrices. The ubiquitous nature of this group of xenobiotics in both environmental and biological matrices, particularly at alarming concentrations as reported in the reviewed studies, is responsible for its attendant adverse health and ecological impacts. Based on available evidence, the predominant source of organophosphate pesticides in the environment is agricultural application. Although this class of persistent organic pollutants is relatively less persistent in the environment than their organochlorine counterparts, nevertheless, their neurotoxic effects on humans cannot be undermined. Adequate measures must be taken to regulate the storage and usage of these pesticides on farmlands. It is also recommended that more eco-friendly and sustainable approaches should be developed to circumvent the distressing effects of organophosphate pesticides. In this review article, special attention is given to the occurrence of these pesticide residues in biological and environmental matrices. This article comprehensively discusses recent advances in the remediation of organophosphate pesticides whilst exploring future perspectives for these remedial approaches.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 9-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49891325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of lignocellulosic biomass derived Cu and Zn doped highly porous activated carbon and its utilization in the anti-microbial treatment","authors":"Harjeet Nath ,&nbsp;Joydeep Das ,&nbsp;Chandrani Debnath ,&nbsp;Biswajit Sarkar ,&nbsp;Rishabh Saxena ,&nbsp;Santosh Deb Barma","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2023.07.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2023.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A detailed study has been carried out to develop a process which can yield highly porous activated carbons from lignocellulosic biomasses and check the antimicrobial properties by doping with metals such as Cu and Zn. According to the availability of the waste biomasses in the Indian subcontinent especially in the North-Eastern region which is considered a biomass hotpot, activated carbon samples were prepared using rubber wood sawdust, ramie fibre and areca husk as they are available in plenty. The activated carbons were prepared using a modified thermo-chemical treatment at different temperatures and activation time to increase the surface area of the activated carbon samples which was found to be in the range of 346–1998 m²/g. The activated carbon samples were found to have thereby exhibited good antimicrobial activity against <em>E.coli</em> on the incorporation of suitable metals such as Cu and Zn into the highly porous carbon matrix. The activated carbon samples which were prepared at 700 °C using rubber wood sawdust and areca fibres reported a better bactericidal effect ranging between 75 and 93.5% against the carbon dosages ranging between 10 and 20 g/L of water samples containing <em>E. coli.</em> The antimicrobial killings were confirmed through the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) process by using UV Visible Spectroscopy. Various analytical methods such as DSC, FTIR, BET and FESEM-EDX etc. were applied to describe the properties of the samples. This study will give more information about the utilization of activated carbons for drinking water purification purposes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 155-164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ecotoxicological and health risk assessment of toxic metals and metalloids burdened soil due to anthropogenic influence","authors":"Omobolaji O. Afolabi ,&nbsp;Elekwachi Wali ,&nbsp;Sunny O. Asomaku ,&nbsp;Olushola, I.T. Yemi-Jonathan ,&nbsp;Nnamdi C. Ogbuehi ,&nbsp;Lilian C. Bosco-Abiahu ,&nbsp;Maureen C. Orji ,&nbsp;Victoria O. Emelu","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2022.12.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2022.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Landfill area is one of developing countries' most common anthropogenically contaminated sites. The pressure of urbanization has led to increased waste generation in major cities, commonly deposited in landfills; hence, heavy metals contaminations are closer to the human environment than ever. The study assessed the environmental risk of Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Zinc (Zn), Manganese (Mn), Copper (Cu), Colbat (Co), Cranium (Cr), Nickel (Ni), and Lead (Pb) in an abandoned landfill system and health-related risk using United State Environmental Protection Agency model. The Concentration of the elements descended as follows; Mn &gt; Zn &gt; Cr &gt; Pb &gt; Cu &gt; Ni &gt; Co &gt; As &gt; Cd and exceeded the WHO permissible limit. The Enrichment factor (EF) and potential ecological risk (ER) indicated no enrichment and low risk for all the elements except Cd (3.67, 426), with moderate enrichment and very high ecological risk. The hazard index (HI) value of the elements indicated no significant risk of non-carcinogenic effect for both Adults and Children except for Mn in Children with a value of 1.69 × 10⁰; however, the HI value of the elements descended as; Co &gt; Mn &gt; Zn &gt; As &gt; Cd &gt; Cu &gt; Pb &gt; Ni &gt; Cr for adult and Mn &gt; Cd &gt; Co &gt; Cr &gt; As &gt; Zn &gt; Pb &gt; Cu &gt; Ni for children. The total carcinogenic risk (TCR) value of the toxic metals descended as Ni &gt; Cd &gt; Cr &gt; As &gt; Pb for both adults and Children, while the metals showed no carcinogenic to acceptable risk to humans. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) indicated that the metals have similar sources and distribution which could be both lithogenic and anthropogenic influenced. Engaging the environment through sustainable practices will ensure efficient waste disposal and management.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 29-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Antibiotic-resistant microbial populations in urban receiving waters and wastewaters from Tanzania","authors":"Asha Shabani Ripanda ,&nbsp;Mwemezi J. Rwiza ,&nbsp;Elias Charles Nyanza ,&nbsp;Hossein Miraji ,&nbsp;Numfor Linda Bih ,&nbsp;Alexanda Mzula ,&nbsp;Elisa Mwega ,&nbsp;Karoli N. Njau ,&nbsp;Said Ali Hamad Vuai ,&nbsp;Revocatus L. Machunda","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2022.10.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2022.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Antimicrobial resistance against certain medications in the pathogenic microbial community is globally increasing due to the continual discharge and disposal of pharmaceuticals in the environment. The phenomenon resulted in significant antibiotic resistance among several exposed Enterobacteriaceae species, with wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and rivers serving as significant reservoirs. Despite antibiotic resistance being a tragedy, particularly in treating diseases by using antibiotics, local and regional studies indicating the severity, resistant species and the molecular level insight into these pathogens are scarce, thus requiring immediate intervention. This study, therefore, investigated wastewater from wastewater treatment ponds and receiving waters for the presence of resistant pathogens through phenotypical and molecular approach screening of their genes. Among the 57 analyzed samples, 18 (67%, <em>n</em> = 27) isolates of <em>Klebsiella</em> spp.., 4 (80%, <em>n</em> = 5) isolates of <em>Proteus</em> spp., 1 (100%, <em>n</em> = 1) of isolated <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> and 6 (18%, <em>n</em> = 34) of <em>E. coli</em> found were resistant to at least 1 among the tested antibiotics. <em>E. coli</em> had an 83% higher proportion of multi-drug resistance (MDR) than <em>Klebsiella</em> spp.., which had 68.5%, and no MDR was shown by <em>P. aeruginosa</em> isolates. Among the 20 bacterial isolates of antibiotic-resistant genes, showed that <em>E. coli</em> harboured 39%, followed by 22% of <em>Klebsiella</em> spp. Eleven (11) isolates of these 20 (55%) contained sulphonamides resistant genes: <em>Sul 1</em> (<em>n</em> = 4) and <em>Sul 2</em> (<em>n</em> = 7). Ten (10) isolates (50%) contained the tetracycline-resistant genes in which 4 isolates showed the <em>Tet A, Tet B – 1</em> and 5 isolates contained <em>Tet D</em>. β-lactamases (<em>bla CTX-M</em> and <em>bla SHV</em>) were found in 7 isolates (35%). The existence of these antibiotic-resistant species in the urban receiving and wastewater presents a threat of transmission of diseases to humans and animals that are not cured by the existing medications, jeopardizing public health safety.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Chronic effects of TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles to earthworm Eisenia fetida","authors":"Samarasinghe Vidane Arachchige Chamila Samarasinghe ,&nbsp;Kannan Krishnan ,&nbsp;Robert John Aitken ,&nbsp;Ravi Naidu ,&nbsp;Mallavarapu Megharaj","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2023.04.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2023.04.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The present study focuses on the effects of TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles to the earthworm, <em>Eisenia fetida</em>. Upon 48 h of exposure of earthworms to TiO₂/ ZnO nanoparticles in filter paper (0.1, 1, 10, 100, 500, 1000 mg L⁻¹), no acute toxicity was evidenced. Two soil types (sandy loam soil and clay loam soil) with different characteristics were used in the chronic toxicity study. Following 28 days of exposure to soils amended with TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles (0.1, 1, 10, 100, 500, 1000 mg Kg^-1), no significant chronic toxic effects on earthworms were observed in terms of survival, growth, and bioaccumulation. Reproduction of earthworms was only affected at the high concentrations of nanoparticles. TiO₂ nanoparticles (1000 mg Kg⁻¹) in sandy loam soil and ZnO nanoparticles (500 and 1000 mg Kg⁻¹) in clay loam soil caused reproductive toxicity in earthworms. Our findings show that both nanoTiO₂ and nano ZnO in the soil are likely to cause reproductive toxicity to earthworms at high dosages. More research on the fate and bioavailability of nanoparticles in the soil is required to understand the differences between different soils.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 129-134"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diversity of hexavalent chromium-reducing bacteria and physicochemical properties of the Kanpur tannery wastewater","authors":"Ashish Kumar ,&nbsp;Rupali Mishra ,&nbsp;Alok Srivastava ,&nbsp;Sanjay Kumar Garg ,&nbsp;Vijay Pal Singh ,&nbsp;Pankaj Kumar Arora","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2023.11.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2023.11.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The tannery effluent sample was collected from a tannery located in Jajmau area of Kanpur, India and subjected to physicochemical analysis. The tannery effluent was brownish in color with a foul odor. It was alkaline in nature and characterized by high biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total solids (TS), total dissolved solids (TDS) and high amounts of chromium. Total eighteen chromium resistant bacteria were isolated from the tannery effluent sample. Based on the 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis, these eighteen bacteria belong to seven different genera including <em>Bacillus</em>, <em>Pseudomonas</em>, <em>Kocuria, Cellulosimicrbium</em>, <em>Klebsiella</em>, <em>Microbacterium, Brucella.</em> The members of genus <em>Bacillus</em> constitute 28% of total chromium transforming isolates; followed by members of genus <em>Microbacterium</em> (17%) <em>Brucella</em> (17%), <em>Pseudomonas</em> (11%), <em>Cellulosimicrobium</em> (11%), <em>Kocuria</em> (11%) and <em>Klebsiella</em> (5%). Furthermore, all eighteen bacteria were screened for their ability to reduce hexavalent chromium with increasing concentrations (600–1200 ppm) of potassium dichromate. Results showed that one bacterium, <em>Bacillus licheniformis</em> strain KNP exhibited hexavalent chromium reduction up to concentrations of 1000 ppm. This bacterium was selected for further study.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 205-212"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590182623000188/pdfft?md5=ed0967e78f48b6931df2d68528b101ed&pid=1-s2.0-S2590182623000188-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91959918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Heavy metal concentration in marine edible fishes and associated health risks: An assessment from Tamil Nadu coast, Bay of Bengal","authors":"Manoj Kumar Samantara ,&nbsp;Satyanarayan Panigrahi ,&nbsp;Ajit Kumar Mohanty ,&nbsp;Gouri Sahu ,&nbsp;Subhrendu Sekhar Mishra ,&nbsp;Kumaran Palaniswami ,&nbsp;V. Subramanian ,&nbsp;B. Venkatraman","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2023.09.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2023.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To assess food safety, the edible portion (muscle tissue) of the 91 different species of marine fish was studied and analyzed for metal contents. The fish samples were collected during 2017–2018 from the southwestern Bay of Bengal region at Kalpakkam coast. The hierarchy of the metals in muscle tissue was in the order of Fe &gt; Zn &gt; Al &gt; Cr &gt; Ni &gt; Mn &gt; Cu &gt; Pb &gt; Co &gt; Cd, as reported in studied fishes. Among fish species, <em>Lates calcarifer</em> (469.69 mg/kg dry weight (dw) and <em>Siganus lineatus</em> (64.74 mg/kg dw) had the highest and lowest total metal content in their muscle tissue. Fe &amp; Zn together contributed ̴ 70% of the total metal content of 72 fish species. The observed elevated concentrations of Al (1.96–46.6, average: 20.39 mg/kg dw) and Cr (1.93–55.24, average: 15.2 mg/kg dw) in fish compared to other regions could be attributed to localized contamination. The PCA results suggested a higher accumulation of Al, Cd, Cu, &amp; Zn, in pelagic-neritic fishes and Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, &amp; Pb in demersal fishes in comparison to fishes occupying other habitats. The levels of metals in fish muscle are in compliance with the maximum regulatory limit specified for fish by the Food Safety and Standards of India (FSSAI), European Commission (EC), Joint Food and Agricultural Organization of the United States/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO), suggesting that the fishes are safe for human consumption. The non-carcinogenic (estimated daily intake; target hazard quotient, hazard index) and carcinogenic risk (target cancer risk) assessment performed indicated no apparent risk to the adult consumer.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 193-204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ecological and human health risk associated with heavy metals in sediments and bioaccumulation in some commercially important fishes in Mahanadi River, Odisha, India","authors":"Ashish Kumar Sahu ,&nbsp;Manjil Sangita Dung Dung ,&nbsp;Sawan Kumar Sahoo ,&nbsp;Showkat Ahmad Mir ,&nbsp;Binata Nayak ,&nbsp;Iswar Baitharu","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2023.08.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2023.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Disposal of untreated municipality sewage, industrial wastes and agricultural runoff into the Mahanadi river causes increased heavy metals load in the river basin. The present study assesses the concentrations of heavy metals (Cr, Cd, Hg, Cu, Zn, Pb and As) in sediments and their bioaccumulation in some commercially important fishes. The potential ecological risk of heavy metals in sediments and human health risk associated with the consumption of fish accumulating heavy metals are also evaluated. The concentration of heavy metals measured followed the hierarchy as follows: Mn &gt; Cr &gt; Zn &gt; Cu &gt; Pb &gt; As &gt; Cd &gt; Hg. Potential ecological risk analysis of sediment heavy metal concentrations indicated that four sites in the middle stretch poses moderate ecological risk whereas three sites in the lower stretch posed low ecological risk. Zn showed hyperaccumulation in five different fish species while Cd was observed to be the least bioaccumulative with a hierarchy of Zn &gt; Cu &gt; Pb &gt; Cr &gt; As &gt; Cd. The demersal fish <em>Notepterus notepterus and Clarias batrachus</em> was observed to be the most bio-accumulative to heavy metals. Though potential human health risk assessed using Target Hazard Quotient, Hazard Index and Carcinogenic Risk was found to be within the acceptable threshold, continued disposal of heavy metals could pose a greater carcinogenic as well as non-carcinogenic risk in this region.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 168-177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49906667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ecotoxicity of mining pollutants on the environment and their remediation","authors":"Alok Prasad Das ,&nbsp;Megharaj Mallavarapu ,&nbsp;Shreya Ghosh","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2023.08.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2023.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 165-167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49843817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lead pollution: Impact on environment and human health and approach for a sustainable solution","authors":"Kshyanaprava Raj,&nbsp;Alok Prasad Das","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2023.02.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enceco.2023.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Normally the word pollution states the expulsion of many elements, components, and waste products with a lot of harmful constituents into the natural surroundings in large quantities that interrupts or ruins its aptitude to support the ecosystem. Nowadays the most reported and notable pollutants are toxic metals (lead, cadmium, mercury) which are the waste products released by various industries and spent batteries. This metal can be found naturally on the outermost layer of the earth, soils, and water but in low amounts. This metal causes pollution of soil, water, and air on a global scale. Recently, it is expected that the global production of lead has increased due to the high manufacturing of automobiles, and mobile phone batteries. An additional remarkable impact of lead pollution was reported in hunting birds. To minimize these metal-related health risks to humans and harm to the environment; various routes have been available for reducing heavy metals production. Eco-technological discoveries such as tools and medications which help to clean lead from the body are known as chelation therapy. There is also limited remediation for the pollution in agricultural fields and soil such as biological remediation which is a cost-friendly and greener approach for reducing the metal in intoxicated soils. In this review, we focus on the adverse effect of lead (Pb) pollution on natural ecosystems and the distressing effect on all living beings, a detailed discussion has also been included on the methodology for the sustainable solution of lead-associated waste pollution.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"5 ","pages":"Pages 79-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49890801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}