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Search the source collection across studies, datasets, reviews, regulations, guidance and other documents. Each record links to its source page and distinguishes verified citation use on the Index from discovery relationships. A verified citation confirms where a source is cited; it does not establish that scientific appraisal is complete.

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3,489 source records · showing 1–50. Counts are records, not independent studies.

Sources and their use on the Index
#CitationYearTypeUsed on the Index for
1Evaluation of Radioactivity and Heavy Metal Concentrations in Some Liquid Supplements Samples

Abdalabass SA; Mkhaiber AF. Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences 2026; 39(3): 130-143

DOI: 10.30526/39.3.4322

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

11 more pages
2Preliminary assessment of toxic metals in cookware, moulding materials and soils from manufacturing sites in southwest Nigeria, with evaluation of cookware leaching potential

Abdulrasheed Z A; Adie G U; Iniaghe P O. BMC Chemistry

DOI: 10.1186/s13065-026-01720-5

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

7 more pages
3FOOD RISKS RELATED TO THE PRESENCE OF HEAVY METALS (LEAD AND CADMIUM) IN THE MEAT AND EGGS OF HENS COLLECTED FROM FARMS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE (ABIDJAN AND AGNIBILÉKROU)

Acho YF; Soussou YI; Soro DB; Traore KS. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2026, 31(03), 723-729

DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2026.31.3.2336

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

1 more pages
4Technogenic contamination of livestock- and fish-derived food products with heavy metals and radionuclides in industrial and post-nuclear regions of Kazakhstan

Adilbekov Z; Mustafina R; Suleimenov S; Serikova A; Zhuzzassarova G; Suranshiyev Z; Bainiyazov A. Veterinary World 2026, 19(3): 1052-1068

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2026.1052-1068

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

2 more pages

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

8 more pages
5Assessing Quality and Safety: Mineral and Metal Content in Local and Imported Honey From Dhaka City

Akter M; Bhuiya SA; Amin M; Islam MA; Chowdhury TI; Hossain MS; Kaium A. Environmental Health Insights 2026, 20: 1-10

DOI: 10.1177/11786302261449341

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

7 more pages
6In vitro evaluation of bio-fortification effects on the nutritional quality, toxicological safety, and antioxidant of cassava (Manihot esculenta) flour, and environmental safety of processing water, using natural additives

Albishi TS; Adaigho D; Alqahtani NK; Sami R; Uguru H; Helal M; Alaoufi SH; Alkaltham MS; Osiga-Aibangbee D; Okolotu GI; Emumejaye EP; Qari SH. Frontiers in Nutrition

DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1731737

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

7 more pages
7More Danger Than Meets the Eye: Potentially Toxic Element Contamination in Fish from the Western Pará Poses Significant Hazards to Local Communities

Albuquerque FEA; Monteiro GC; Freitas MB; Silva EO; Aviz RL; Lima MO. ACS Omega

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c10676

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

2 more pages

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

5 more pages
8Evaluation Of Selected Heavy Metals in Noodles from Sulaimani Market in Iraq Using Inductive Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer

Ali SM; Hassan KI; Karim Agha HS. Passer Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 8(2):642-647

DOI: 10.24271/psr.2026.571889.2521

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

11 more pages
9Chronic Mercury Toxicity Associated With Habitual Dried Shark Consumption in Oman: A Case Report

Al Kharusi F; Al Lawati R; Alhatali B

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.116693

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

5 more pages
10Investigation of Lead and Cadmium Contamination Levels in Selected Canned Tomato Paste Products Sold in the Libyan Market

Al-Qadeeri F; Abdullah R. The North African Journal of Scientific Publishing (NAJSP) 4(4), 52-56

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

2 more pages
11Lead and trace element contamination in market vegetables of Aden, Yemen: a human health risk assessment

Al-Salimi MSS; Saeed AAM; Bin Yahia AA. Discover Chemistry (2026) 3:83

DOI: 10.1007/s44371-026-00553-4

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

2 more pages

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

6 more pages
12Speciation of arsenic in chicken thigh and breast meat using solvent extraction and selective reduction HG-AAS

Alvarez JM; Mohammed TI. MethodsX 16 (2026) 103937

DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2026.103937

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

1 more pages
13A novel optical chemical sensor for germanium determination in food and environmental samples

Amin AS; Nassar MY. RSC Advances 16: 2801-2815

DOI: 10.1039/d5ra08967k

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

5 more pages
14Opinion of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety on the results of the Third French Total Diet Study (TDS3) - Acrylamide, aluminium, silver, cadmium, mercury and lead

ANSES. ANSES Opinion, Request No 2019-SA-0010

2026Government or agency report

Verified citation use

10 more pages

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

32 more pages
15Determination Of Mercury, Cadmium, And Lead Levels In Canned Tuna And Fish Marketed In Central Lima, Peru, Using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry: Implications For Public Health

Gladys Aquino Hancco; Carlos Javier Solano Salinas; Pedro Munante Gomez; Luis Alberto Lopez Avila. International Journal of Advanced Signal and Image Sciences

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

6 more pages
16Multivariate Assessment of Groundwater Hydrochemistry for Drinking and Irrigation in the Flood-Prone District Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan

Arain GM; Memon S; Arain MB; Memon AA; Arain SA; Khuhawar MY. ACS Omega

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c09296

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

17Probabilistic carcinogenic and health risk assessment of heavy metals in lettuce and cabbage from Behbahan, Iran, using Monte Carlo simulation

Armand R; Rafati L; Mohammadi H; Armand N. Scientific Reports

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-40958-w

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

6 more pages
18Packaging for Whole Milk Powder and Infant

Formula Suman Kumari Central University of Harayana Rajendrakumar Anayath Sandeep Boora Central University of Harayana Research Article. Peer-reviewed article

DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6611407/v1

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

2 more pages
19Quantifying arsenic-binding

OPEN ACCESS affinities of ArsR proteins via EDITED BY Michael Dare Asemoloye; Walter Sisulu University; South Africa biomimetic self-assembly REVIEWED BY Abid Hussain; Liang Cui; Xiaobo Zhang; Xiaohui Sun; Yi Yang. Peer-reviewed article

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1846435

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

1 more pages
20Comparative assessment of heavy metal accumulation and associated ecological and health risks in citrus orchards under canal and domestic wastewater irrigation

Ashfaq A; Bashir R; Khan ZI; Khalofah A; AL-Ruzayza S. BMC Plant Biology 26:1581

DOI: 10.1186/s12870-026-09351-7

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

5 more pages
21Assessment of Some Heavy Metal Concentrations in Noodle Samples from Iraqi Markets and Study Probabilistic Health Risks Associated

Atawy HM. American Journal of Biomedicine and Pharmacy 3(7):59-67

DOI: 10.51699/ajbp.v3i7.2394

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

5 more pages
22Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956, Compilation No. 147, compilation date 13 July 2026

Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Australia. Federal Register of Legislation

2026Government or agency report

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

10 more pages
23Bioaccessibility and health risk evaluation of heavy metals in commercial fruit juices of Pakistan using an in vitro simulated digestion model

Aziz R; Saeed Z; Bibi N; Zahoor MK; Rizvi H; Al-Harrasi A; Ahmad A; Javed M; Rafiq MT; Munawar N. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 10: 1975389

DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1975389

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

11 more pages
24Contamination Factor, Metal Pollution Index and Estimated Daily Intake of Heavy Metals in Some Selected Energy Drinks in Nigeria

Babayo II; Hamza HA; Bakura UM; Aliyu AM; Auwal YM. IRE Journals

DOI: 10.64388/IREV9I9-1715689

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

10 more pages
25Metals and Metalloids Accumulation and Biomagnification in Three Commercially Important Fishes from a Turkish Brackish Lake

Balzani P; Kurtul I; Köse E; Aksu S; Emiroğlu Ö; Aksun Tümerkan ET; Başkurt S; Mol O; Çınar E; Tarkan AS. Environmental Science and Pollution Research

DOI: 10.1007/s00128-026-04187-1

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

4 more pages

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

8 more pages
26Labeling Transparency and Heavy Metal Contamination in Commercial Protein Powders: A Case Study

Bavatharani V; Shaw A; Sunil A; Gupta J. International Journal of Nutritions 2026; 3(2): 37-46

DOI: 10.37591/ijn.v03i02.242178

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

3 more pages
27Integral assessment of the environmental safety of plant-based milk alternatives based on heavy metal analysis

Inna V. Begday; Tamara A. Tsesar; Konstantin V. Kharin. Izvestiya KGTU (KSTU News)

DOI: 10.46845/1997-3071-2026-81-57-70

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

1 more pages

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

7 more pages
28Mercury contamination and human exposure

aquaculture products in Northeastern Brazil Luiz Drude de Lacerda · Moisés Fernandes Bezerra. Peer-reviewed article

DOI: 10.1007/s10661-026-15512-w

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

8 more pages
29Fabrication of a carbon paste electrode based on a zirconium cobalt zinc nickel oxide nanocomposite for the voltammetric detection of rutoside

Bindu AG; Bhat RS. RSC Advances (2026): volume and article number not printed in the reviewed PDF

DOI: 10.1039/d6ra06278d

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

30Neurodevelopmental effects of methylmercury (MeHg): a review of epidemiological points of departure (PoDs), toxicological reference values (TRVs), and key uncertainties in human health risk assessment

Scott R. Blechinger; Kavita Singh; Abdul Afghan; Catherine A. Smith. Archives of Toxicology

DOI: 10.1007/s00204-026-04345-8

2026Review

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

2 more pages
31Toward Smart Salivary Diagnostics: A Comprehensive Review of Heavy Metal Biomarkers and Digital Risk Modeling

bogdan-andreescu. Diagnostics

DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16040635

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

3 more pages
32Analysis of essential and toxic elements in tap and bottled water from the UK and its comparison with literature data for drinking water from African countries: implications for human health

Brima EI; Haris PI. African Journal of Agriculture and Food Science

DOI: 10.52589/AJAFS-BZVXOVPL

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

7 more pages
33California Department of Cannabis Control Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations, revised January 1, 2026: heavy metals testing

California Department of Cannabis Control. Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations

2026Government or agency report

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

8 more pages
34International Investigation of Lead and Chromium Contamination in Imported Apple Puree

Cataldo N; Weed BD; Lewis K; Kirchner M; Arnold K; Michael L; Chang A; Daniel JH; Shone S; Yeung L; Mangia J; Troeschel A; Morales J; Kubachka KM; Witkowski M; Schaufler L; Abt E; Pauley S; Ruckart P; Yeh M; Williams TL; Gray P; Hurt D; Salter M; Howard M; Harris S. Journal of Environmental Health 89(1):20-27

DOI: 10.70387/001c.164879

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

3 more pages
35Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in high Andean crops of the Peruvian Andes: comparative evaluation between irrigated and dry systems

Ccopi D; Requena-Rojas E; Ortega K; Solórzano-Acosta R; Révolo-Acevedo R; Pizarro S. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2025.102575

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

11 more pages
36Children's food project - Annual report 2022

Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Catalogue No. A101-20E-PDF, ISSN 3110-9640

2026Government or agency report

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

18 more pages
37Toxic metals in selected foods - April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024

Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Food chemistry - Targeted surveys - Final report, Catalogue No. A104-247/1-2026E-PDF, ISBN 978-0-660-97674-7

2026Government or agency report

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

6 more pages
38Food safety in the production of olive oils. Presence of heavy metals and phthalic acid esters using different types of packaging

Charfi A; Moya López AJ; Sánchez Villasclaras S. Journal of Food Science and Technology

DOI: 10.1007/s13197-025-06246-7

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

16 more pages
39Nutritional and Biochemical Diversity in Beans Accessions from Three Phaseolus Species Using Multiomics Characterization

Chaura J; Velez GE; Clavijo-Buritica DC; Riccio-Rengifo C; Granobles LM; Brinkley S; Santaella M; Wenzl P; Carvajal-Yepes M; Correa Abondano M; Ospina JA; Gallo-Franco JJ; Debouck D; Beebe S; Wilker J; Kennedy G; Tohme J; Ahmed S; de La Parra J; Jaramillo-Botero A. ACS Nutrition Science

DOI: 10.1021/acsnutrsci.5c00061

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

10 more pages
40arsenic methylation in urban

EDITED BY Zheng Chen; interface biofilms under Wenzhou Medical University; China REVIEWED BY arsenic-phosphorus decoupling Ting Pan. Peer-reviewed article

DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1798642

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

1 more pages
41Microbial-Mediated Differential Regulation of Yttrium Behavior in the Rhizosphere: Blocking Uptake in Lactuca sativa L. While Enhancing Bioavailability in Solanum nigrum L.

Cheng Y; Chen J; Liu L; Tian C; Jian M; Wang W. Microorganisms 14(5): 962

DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms14050962

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

42Human Health Risks Associated with the Consumption of Wild Foods and Geophagic Material Along the Great Dyke and Surrounding Areas in Zimbabwe

Chigona A; Mapanda F; Benhura C; Nyamangara J; Nyamugafata P; Wuta M; Nondo N; Mavunga S; Nota T. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2026, 23, 957

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23080957

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

13 more pages
43Risk Assessment of Lead and Cadmium Exposure Through Raw Milk Consumption from Small-Scale Dairy Systems in the Central Peruvian Andes

Chirinos-Peinado D; Castro-Bedriñana J; Ríos-Ríos E; Castro-Chirinos G; Baquerizo-Canchumanya M. Toxics 14(5): 385

DOI: 10.3390/toxics14050385

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

2 more pages
44Trace Element Intake from Dairy-Free Infant Porridges

Chronchol M; et al.. Nutrients 2026, 18, 333

DOI: 10.3390/nu18020333

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

4 more pages
45evaluated its stabilization performance for vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni),

microbial community Academic Editor: Rafael Clemente. Peer-reviewed article

DOI: 10.3390/toxics14060462

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

7 more pages
46Analysis report: quality monitoring results for baby wet wipes sold online

China Association for Quality Promotion of Consumer Products Safety. 中国消费品质量安全促进会, 分析报告, 2 April 2026

2026NGO or nonprofit report

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

9 more pages
47Diagnostic performance of serum vitamin D metabolites and 14 inorganic elements in early prediction of kidney neoplasm

Dai C; Zhang B; Deng Q; Feng J. Frontiers in Oncology 16: 1884903

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1884903

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

48Inorganic Arsenic in Rice-Based Beverages: Occurrence in Products Available on the Italian Market and Dietary Exposure Assessment

D'Amato M; Turco AC; D'Amore T; Vitale F; Marini F; Stacchini P; Sorbo A. Foods

DOI: 10.3390/foods15020383

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

2 more pages
49Stable mercury isotopes as a

OPEN ACCESS decision-support tool for public EDITED BY Theophilus Davies; health Mangosuthu University of Technology; South Africa. Peer-reviewed article

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1822247

2026Peer-reviewed study

Discovery candidate · relevance not established

3 more pages
50Global tastes, local choices: Strontium isotope and concentration evidence for changing dietary input in Roman Nijmegen, the Netherlands

De Coster M; Hendriks J; James HF; Snoeck C; Davies GR; Kootker LM. PLoS One 21(5): e0349604

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349604

2026Peer-reviewed study

Verified citation use

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