South African Journal of Science

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1. Potentially toxic metal accumulation and human health risk from consuming wild Urtica urens sold on the open markets of Izmir
Ilker Ugulu, Mehmet Cuneyt Unver, Yunus Dogan
Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration  vol: 4  issue: 1  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1007/s41207-019-0128-7

2. Nutrient and Antinutrient Compositions and Heavy Metal Uptake and Accumulation inS. nigrumCultivated on Different Soil Types
Adijat Funke Ogundola, Callistus Bvenura, Anthony Jide Afolayan
The Scientific World Journal  vol: 2018  first page: 1  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1155/2018/5703929

3. Occurrence of priority trace metals in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) from some areas of Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
Decrah Moraa Nyangena, James Oagare Arasa, Timothy Omara
French-Ukrainian Journal of Chemistry  vol: 8  issue: 2  first page: 83  year: 2020  
doi: 10.17721/fujcV8I2P83-92

4. Profitability of Market Garden Production in Southern Benin: Economic Index of Dewatering Systems on Farmers' Income
Olouhitin Adjobo, Amos N'Dah, Josué Gouwakinnou, Laurencia Odjo, Alain Lodehou , Jacob Yabi
American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry  vol: 13  issue: 2  first page: 80  year: 2025  
doi: 10.11648/j.ajaf.20251302.11

5. Isolation and Molecular Identification of Virulence, Antimicrobial and Heavy Metal Resistance Genes in Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Chumisa C. Dweba, Oliver T. Zishiri, Mohamed E. El Zowalaty
Pathogens  vol: 8  issue: 2  first page: 79  year: 2019  
doi: 10.3390/pathogens8020079

6. Anthropogenic hyperactivity for natural resources increases heavy metals concentrations in the environment: Toxicity of healthy food and cancer risks estimated
David Johane Machate
Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals  vol: 4  first page: 100057  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.jtemin.2023.100057

7. Heavy metals in vegetables and their impact on the nutrient quality of vegetables: A review
Javid Manzoor, Manoj Sharma, Khursheed Ahmad Wani
Journal of Plant Nutrition  vol: 41  issue: 13  first page: 1744  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1080/01904167.2018.1462382

8. Stress-related physiological responses and ultrastructural changes in Hypoxis hemerocallidea leaves exposed to cadmium and aluminium
Ambrose Okem, Wendy A. Stirk, Jeffrey F. Finnie, Johannes van Staden
Plant Growth Regulation  vol: 103  issue: 3  first page: 721  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1007/s10725-024-01130-4

9. Nutrient Content, Mineral Content and Antioxidant Activity of Muntingia calabura Linn
Lukman Muslimin, Rini, Isna Hasyim, Nurul Fatimah Yusuf, Fhahri Mubarak, Risfah Yulianty
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition  vol: 18  issue: 8  first page: 726  year: 2019  
doi: 10.3923/pjn.2019.726.732

10. Heavy Metal Contamination in Homestead Agricultural Soils of Bangladesh: Industrial Influence, Human Exposure and Ecological Risk Assessment
Afia Sultana, Qingyue Wang, Miho Suzuki, Christian Ebere Enyoh, Md. Sohel Rana, Yugo Isobe, Weiqian Wang
Soil Systems  vol: 9  issue: 4  first page: 136  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/soilsystems9040136

11. Heavy metal content of produce grown in San Juan County (New Mexico, USA)
Alyce N. Matthews, Stephanie Rogus, Gaurav Jha, April Ulery, Efren Delgado, Kevin Lombard, Barbara Hunter, Brandon Francis
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B  vol: 55  issue: 10  first page: 889  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/03601234.2020.1794220

12. The need for attuned soil quality risk assessment for non-Western humans and ecosystems, exemplified by mining areas in South Africa
H. Eijsackers, F.A. Swartjes, L. van Rensburg, M.S. Maboeta
Environmental Science & Policy  vol: 44  first page: 174  year: 2014  
doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.07.017

13. Irrigation-mediated transfer of geogenic manganese to paddy soils and rice grain in a mine-influenced catchment: a screening-level dietary exposure assessment
Junyong Heo, Taeyong Kim, Hyemin Park, Tae-jung Ha, Nakyung Jeon, Minjune Yang
Environmental Geochemistry and Health  vol: 48  issue: 11  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s10653-026-03366-7

14. A review on heavy metal and metalloid contamination of vegetables: addressing the global safe food security concern
Sweta, Bhaskar Singh
International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry  vol: 104  issue: 16  first page: 4762  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1080/03067319.2022.2115890

15. in vitro Determination of Nutritive and Antinutritive Contents of Helichrysum petiolare Hilliard & B.L. Burtt
A.E. Aladejana, G. Bradley, A.J. Afolayan
Asian Journal of Chemistry  vol: 33  issue: 2  first page: 376  year: 2021  
doi: 10.14233/ajchem.2021.22882

16. Proposing a Framework for Ballistic Waste Management in the Context of the Public Security Institute
Marcel Ashley Paulino Leite, André Cristiano Silva Melo, Renata Melo e Silva de Oliveira, Eliane de Castro Coutinho, Iedo Souza Santos, Vitor William Batista Martins
Green Health  vol: 1  issue: 1  first page: 5  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/greenhealth1010005

17. Determination of heavy metals in tomatoes cultivated under green houses and human health risk assessment
A. Bounar, K. Boukaka, E. Leghouchi
Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods  vol: 12  issue: 1  first page: 76  year: 2020  
doi: 10.15586/QAS2019.639

18. Evaluation of Acacia karroo’s Potential Aspect in the Phytoremediation of Soil Pollution
Nontobeko Gloria Maphuhla, Opeoluwa Oyehan Oyedeji
Sustainability  vol: 16  issue: 8  first page: 3315  year: 2024  
doi: 10.3390/su16083315

19. Assessment of Environmental and Human Health Risks from Heavy Metal Contamination in Community Garden Soils Affected by an Industrial Fire Hazard in New Brunswick, Canada
Hassan Ikrema, Innocent Mugudamani, Saheed Adeyinka Oke
Environments  vol: 12  issue: 10  first page: 362  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/environments12100362

20. Determination of essential and toxic elements, ascorbic acid content and color of different leaves in two cabbage varieties
Ana Leahu, Cristina Ghinea, Mircea-Adrian Oroian, Cristina Damian
Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry  vol: 29  issue: 2  first page: 110  year: 2018  
doi: 10.2478/auoc-2018-0016

21. Quantification of toxic metals in cropland soil using X-ray fluorescence
Mashinga J. Mvelase, Paulus L. Masiteng
South African Journal of Science  vol: 119  issue: 9/10  year: 2023  
doi: 10.17159/sajs.2023/15008

22. Recombinant Fusion Protein PbrD Cross-Linked to Calcium Alginate Nanoparticles for Pb Remediation
Vidya Keshav, Paul Franklyn, Kulsum Kondiah
ACS Omega  vol: 4  issue: 16  first page: 16816  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01624

23. Heavy Metal Tolerance Trend in Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Encoding Strains Recovered from Food Samples
Kashaf Junaid, Hasan Ejaz, Iram Asim, Sonia Younas, Humaira Yasmeen, Abualgasim Elgaili Abdalla, Khalid Omer Abdalla Abosalif, Ayman Ali Mohammed Alameen, Naveed Ahmad, Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Abdul Rehman
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  vol: 18  issue: 9  first page: 4718  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094718