Source pages whose evidence comes from South & Central Asia, grouped by jurisdiction.
India (85)
- A Comparative Study on Presence of Heavy Metals Lead and Cadmium in Tomato Ketchups used by Street Vendors of Delhi NCR (2020)
- A review on the concentration of the heavy metals in vegetable samples like spinach and tomato grown near the area of Amba Nalla of Amravati City (2015)
- Accumulation and transformation of inorganic and organic arsenic in rice and role of thiol-complexation to restrict their translocation to shoot (2017)
- Analysis of copper, zinc, arsenic, and lead content of over-the-counter toothpastes from india: an invitro study (2025)
- Analysis of heavy metals in Detergent Sample of Jhansi, India (2020)
- Arsenic in drinking water: An analysis of global drinking water regulations and recommendations for updates to protect public health (2022)
- Assessment of heavy metals in food and drug packaging materials (2022)
- Assessment of human health risks posed by toxic heavy metals in Tilapia fish (Oreochromis mossambicus) from the Cauvery River, India (2024)
- Assessment of non-essential heavy metals in ready-to-eat chicken meat products of Chennai city (2019)
- Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Four Melon Fruit Varieties Grown in the Ganges and Yamuna River Basin (2025)
- Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in the sporocarps of some wild mushrooms (2016)
- Cadmium (Cd) Induced Morpho-physiological Changes in Brassica juncea L. Seedlings (2024)
- Case of lead poisoning secondary to intake of herbal medicine for diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital in Kerala (2024)
- Comparative evaluation of heavy metal concentration in three commercially important fish: insights from organ-specific and interspecies variability (2025)
- Comparative Study of the Presence of Heavy Metals in Edible Vegetable Oils (2023)
- Comparison of Essential and Toxic Metals Levels in some Herbal Teas: a Systematic Review (2023)
- Comparison of heavy metal regulations for herbal medicines across pharmacopoeias (2023)
- Concentration of heavy metals in Iranian market rice and associated population health risk (2017)
- Concentration of Some Heavy Metals in Rice Types Available in Shiraz Market and Human Health Risk Assessment (2015)
- Determination for major chemical contaminants in tea (Camellia sinensis) matrices: A review (2013)
- Determination of Arsenic Uptake Potential In an Edible Plant Species (Trigonellna Foenum- Granecum) and Assessment of Human Health Risk (2021)
- Determination of heavy metals contamination in some vegetables and fruits samples from the market of Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh State (2017)
- Determination of heavy metals in the ambient atmosphere: A review (2016)
- Determination of Toxic Heavy Metals in Commercially available brands of Baby Talcum Powder (2020)
- Effect of rice residue biochar on bioavailability of cadmium to indian mustard under combined lead and cadmium spiking in a loamy sand soil (2022)
- Effect of thermal processing on toxic heavy metals in edible seaweeds of Gulf of Mannar and their health risk assessment (2023)
- Evaluation of heavy metal concentration in imported black tea in Iran and consumer risk assessments (2019)
- Evaluation of heavy metal contamination in coastal aquifer groundwater of Alappuzha district (Kerala, India) using OSPRC framework (2021)
- Evaluation of heavy metals in herbal plants growing in Singrauli Region of Madhya Pradesh (2023)
- Evaluation of water quality and bioaccumulation of metals in commercially important fishes: a human health concern (2023)
- Evidence of turmeric adulteration with lead chromate across South Asia (2024)
- Exogenous Nitric Oxide (NO) Interferes with Lead (Pb)-Induced Toxicity by Detoxifying Reactive Oxygen Species in Hydroponically Grown Wheat (Triticum aestivum) Roots (2015)
- Food additives and contaminants in infant foods: a critical review of their health risk, trends and recent developments (2024)
- Freshwater Macrophytes: A Potential Source of Minerals and Fatty Acids for Fish, Poultry, and Livestock (2022)
- Global Sourcing of Low-Inorganic Arsenic Rice Grain (2020)
- Groundwater hydrogeochemistry and potential health risk assessment through exposure to elevated arsenic in Darrang district of north bank plain of the Brahmaputra (2024)
- Health risk assessment of heavy metals in imported frozen bovine meat and organs marketed in Sohag, Egypt (2025)
- Heavy Metal Accumulation in Fruits and Vegetables and Human Health Risk Assessment: Findings From Maharashtra, India (2022)
- Heavy Metal Accumulation in Medicinal Plants Collected from Environmentally Different Sites (2008)
- Heavy metal accumulation in vegetables irrigated with industrial effluent (2015)
- Heavy metal analysis in commercial spices and herbs by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and estimated dietary exposure (2025)
- Heavy metal analysis in commercial Spirulina products for human consumption (2013)
- Heavy metal contamination in drinking water and its relation to human health in industrial areas of Maharashtra, India (2022)
- Heavy metal contamination in the complete stretch of Yamuna river: A fuzzy logic approach for comprehensive health risk assessment (2022)
- Heavy metal content in cosmetic products: a comparative review on permissible levels in global regulatory requirements and available analytical tests (2022)
- Heavy metals in commercial fish and seafood products and risk assessment in adult population in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2020)
- Heavy Metals in Cosmetics (2014)
- Heavy metals in rice samples on the Torbat-Heidarieh market, Iran (2016)
- Heavy Metals in Soil and Vegetables and their Effect on Health (2017)
- Heavy metals in vegetables: screening health risks involved in cultivation along wastewater drain and irrigating with wastewater (2016)
- High Arsenic Contamination in the Breast Milk of Mothers Inhabiting the Gangetic Plains of Bihar: A Major Health Risk to Infants (2024)
- Human health risk assessment for some toxic metals in widely consumed rice brands (domestic and imported) in Tehran, Iran: Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis (2019)
- Human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements and microplastics accumulation in products from the Danube River Basin fish market (2023)
- ICP-MS-based quantitative analysis and risk assessment of metal(loid)s in fish species from Chennai, India (2025)
- Implications and Significance of Mercury in Rice (2020)
- Inductive coupled plasma analysis of Heracleum nepalense D. Don (Umbelliferae) (2023)
- Investigation of heavy metals in frequently utilized medicinal plants collected from environmentally diverse locations of north western India (2013)
- Lead poisoning from Ayurvedic treatment: a further case (2021)
- Long-Term Operation of Brick-Kilns Led Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil-Plant-Animal Continuum in Kashmir Himalayas (2022)
- Melissopalynological and physicochemical analysis of honey samples from Prayagraj District, Uttar Pradesh (2020)
- Mercury Poisoning in Lactating Women and Infants in the Gangetic Plain, Bihar, India: A Cross-Sectional Study (2025)
- Meta-analysis of public health risks of lead accumulation in wastewater, irrigated soil, and crops nexus (2022)
- Metal Contents in Traditional Alcoholic Rice Beers Prepared by Rabha and Sonowal Kachari Tribes of Assam, India (2024)
- Metal pollution and human health risk assessment in the Betwa-Yamuna river system, India (2025)
- Mineral and Microbiological Analysis of Spices and Aromatic Herbs (2022)
- Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Food (2014)
- Monitoring Heavy Metal Contamination in the Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Cultivated tracts of Kerala, India (2021)
- Monitoring of essential and heavy metals in green tea from different geographical origins (2016)
- Monitoring Strategies for Heavy Metals in Foods and Beverages: Limitations for Human Health Risks (2023)
- Non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic health risk assessment of heavy metals in cooked beans and vegetables in Punjab, North India (2023)
- Phthalates or Phthalates-free Diaper: Money Matters (2021)
- Phytoremediation potential of Brassica juncea L. grown in different Cd and Pb polluted sewage irrigated soils (2024)
- Prevalence of elevated blood lead levels and risk factors among children living in Patna, Bihar, India 2020 (2022)
- Regulation in India of Heavy Metals in Food Items: A Critical Analysis (2023)
- Remediation of arsenic contaminated groundwater with magnetite (Fe3O4) and chitosan coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles (2019)
- Seasonal variation of heavy metals in seagrasses along Thondi coast, Palk Bay, India (2021)
- Seasonal Variations in Bioaccumulation and Translocation of Toxic Heavy Metals in the Dominant Vegetables of East Kolkata Wetlands: a Case Study with Suggestive Ecorestorative Strategies (2022)
- Sulfur reduces arsenic and cadmium translocation from root to shoot in wheat by regulating vacuolar sequestration (2022)
- The Bioaccumulation and Physiological Effects of Heavy Metals in Carrots, Onions, and Potatoes and Dietary Implications for Cr and Ni: A Review (2014)
- Toxic and Essential Elements in Rice and Other Grains from the United States and Other Countries (2020)
- Trace and Heavy Metals in Locally and Imported Spices Sold on Markets in Accra Metropolis, Ghana (2024)
- Trace Elements and Heavy Metals in Asian Rice-Derived Food Products (2017)
- Urbanisation threats to dairy cattle health: Insights from Greater Bengaluru, India (2023)
- Women and Chemicals: The impact of hazardous chemicals on women — A thought starter based on an experts’ workshop (2016)
- Zinc Toxicity: Understanding the Limits (2024)
Bangladesh (52)
- A mass-balance approach to evaluate arsenic intake and excretion in different populations (2022)
- A mass-balance model to assess arsenic exposure from multiple wells in Bangladesh (2022)
- A potential toxicological risk assessment of heavy metals and pesticides in irrigated rice cultivars near industrial areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2024)
- A Systematic Review on Heavy Metals Contamination in Bangladeshi Fruits and Their Associated Health Risks (2024)
- Accumulation of arsenic in tissues of rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) and its distribution in fractions of rice grain (2007)
- Analysis of heavy metal contents in some commercial turmeric samples available at Dhaka, Bangladesh (2021)
- Arsenic bioaccumulation in fish of the lower meghna river: Seasonal dynamics, species sensitivity, and public health implications (2025)
- Arsenic Contamination of Water-Soil-Crop System in an Industrial Area of Bangladesh (2017)
- Arsenic Exposure in Infancy (2015)
- Arsenic geochemistry of the sediments of the shallow aquifer and its correlation with the groundwater, Rangpur, Bangladesh (2021)
- Arsenic in Rice: II. Arsenic Speciation in USA Grain and Implications for Human Health (2008)
- Assessment of heavy metal levels and associated health risks linked to vegetables grown in Noakhali region of Bangladesh (2026)
- Assessment of Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in Eggs and Eggshells of Gallus gallus domesticus, Coturnix coturnix and Anas platyrhynchos from Bangladesh (2022)
- Assessment of heavy metals in foods around the industrial areas: Health hazard inference in Bangladesh (2018)
- Assessment of nutritional composition and heavy metal content in some edible mushroom varieties collected from different areas of Bangladesh (2015)
- Availability of arsenic in human milk in women and its correlation with arsenic in urine of breastfed children living in arsenic contaminated areas in Bangladesh (2014)
- Availability of Arsenic in Human Milk in Women and Its Correlation with Arsenic in Urine of Breastfed Children Living in Arsenic Contaminated Areas in Bangladesh (2014)
- Breast-Feeding Protects against Arsenic Exposure in Bangladeshi Infants (2008)
- Comparative analysis of speciation and bioaccessibility of arsenic in rice grains and complementary medicines (2017)
- Concentration of heavy metals in seafood (fishes, shrimp, lobster and crabs) and human health assessment in Saint Martin Island, Bangladesh (2018)
- Critical Review of Lead Pollution in Bangladesh (2021)
- Detection of Arsenic, Chromium, Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury in Fish: Effects on the Sustainable and Healthy Development of Aquatic Life and Human Consumers (2023)
- Detection of heavy metals in poultry feed, meat and eggs (2018)
- Detection of Trace Elements in Selective Dairy Products to assess Human Health Risk of Bangladeshi People (2021)
- Determination and Risk Analysis of Heavy Metals in Different Fruits Collected from Different Shops of Dhaka City (2020)
- Determination of heavy metals in raw and pasteurized liquid milk of Bangladesh to assess the potential health risks (2022)
- Effects of soil pH and organic matter on the accumulation of cadmium in the grains of salt tolerant rice genotypes grown in Cd contaminated soil (2024)
- Environmental surveillance of commonly-grown vegetables for investigating potential lead and chromium contamination intensification in Bangladesh (2016)
- Evaluating Soil-Vegetable Contamination with Heavy Metals in Bogura, Bangladesh: A Risk Assessment Approach (2024)
- Geographical Variation in Total and Inorganic Arsenic Content of Polished (White) Rice (2009)
- Heavy metal accumulation in leafy vegetables grown in industrial areas under varying levels of pollution (2018)
- Heavy Metal Accumulation in Rice and Aquatic Plants Used as Human Food: A General Review (2021)
- Heavy metal contamination and antibiotic residues in poultry feed and meat in Bangladesh (2021)
- Heavy Metal Contamination in 24 Fish Species from the Bay of Bengal: Risk Assessment for Human Health (2021)
- Heavy Metal Contamination of Food Crops: Transportation via Food Chain, Human Consumption, Toxicity and Management Strategies (2022)
- Heavy Metal Contamination of Irrigation Water, Soil, and Vegetables and the Difference between Dry and Wet Seasons Near a Multi-Industry Zone in Bangladesh (2019)
- Heavy metal content of over-the-counter toothpastes—a systematic review of in vitro studies (2025)
- Heavy Metals Accumulation in Different Organs of Poultry and Hypothetical Risk Analysis: Evidence from Experimental Feeding with Assorted Metal Feed (2024)
- Heavy metals contamination and associated health risks in food webs — a review focuses on food safety and environmental sustainability in Bangladesh (2022)
- Heavy Metals in Cereals and Pulses: Health Implications in Bangladesh (2014)
- Heavy Metals in Commonly Consumed Root and Leafy Vegetables in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and Assessment of Associated Public Health Risks (2022)
- Heavy Metals Induced Health Risk Assessment Through Consumption of Selected Commercially Available Spices in Noakhali District of Bangladesh (2023)
- Heavy metals risks in plant foods – need to step up precautionary measures (2020)
- Human health risk assessment of edible body parts of chicken through heavy metals and trace elements quantitative analysis (2023)
- Lead (Pb) Contamination in Agricultural Products and Human Health Risk Assessment in Bangladesh (2022)
- Lead Exposure of Four Biologically Important Common Branded and Nonbranded Spices: Relative Analysis and Health Implication (2022)
- Macroalgae in biomonitoring of metal pollution in the Bay of Bengal coastal waters of Cox’s Bazar and surrounding areas (2021)
- Potential of Gracilaria tenuistipitata var. liui grown in Nuniachara, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (2021)
- Recycled household ash in rice paddies of Bangladesh for sustainable production of rice without altering grain arsenic and cadmium (2023)
- The concentration, source and potential human health risk of heavy metals in the commonly consumed foods in Bangladesh (2015)
- The Folic Acid and Creatine Trial: Treatment Effects of Supplementation on Arsenic Methylation Indices and Metabolite Concentrations in Blood in a Bangladeshi Population (2023)
- Turmeric means ‘yellow’ in Bengali: Lead chromate pigments added to turmeric threaten public health across Bangladesh (2019)
Pakistan (45)
- Analysis of heavy metal concentrations in breast milk by neutrosophic method in the locate of Lahore, Pakistan (2024)
- Analysis of Toxic Heavy Metal Content of the Most Widely Consumed Fruits (2020)
- Assessing Leaching of Potentially Hazardous Elements from Cookware during Cooking: A Serious Public Health Concern (2023)
- Assessment of hazardous trace metals and associated health risk as affected by feed intake in buffalo milk (2025)
- Assessment of Microbial and Heavy Metal Contamination of Natural Sheep Casings from Different Geographic Regions (2025)
- Biodecontamination of milk and dairy products by probiotics: Boon for bane (2021)
- Combine effects of Broussonetia papyrifera-derived biochar and selenium nanoparticles for lead-polluted saline soils remediation during barley cultivation (2025)
- Combined multivariate statistical techniques and Water Quality Index (WQI) to evaluate spatial variation in water quality (2023)
- Comparative assessment of different coconut oils: Chromatographic and spectrometric analyses of pesticide residues, toxic heavy metals, and associated contents (2023)
- Comparative study of heavy metals in dried and fluid milk in Peshawar by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (2014)
- Comparative Study of Heavy Metals in Soil and Selected Medicinal Plants (2013)
- Comparison between pollutants found in breast milk and infant formula in the last decade: A review (2023)
- Concentration of heavy metals in pasteurized and sterilized milk and health risk assessment across the globe: A systematic review (2024)
- Contamination by Hazardous Elements in Low-Priced Children’s Plastic Toys Bought on the Local Markets of Karachi, Pakistan (2022)
- Determination of aflatoxin M1 and heavy metals in infant formula milk brands available in Pakistani markets (2017)
- Determination of Heavy Metals in Locally Available Chocolates in Lahore Region (2021)
- Determination of toxic elements in infant formulae by using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometer (2009)
- Effect of Environmental Pollution on Heavy Metals Content of Withania somnifera (2007)
- Effect of Lead on the Skin and Health of Female Dermatitis Patients Through Cosmetics (2023)
- Emerging insights into the impacts of heavy metals exposure on health, reproductive and productive performance of livestock (2024)
- Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metal Uptake and Accumulation in Sunflower Seeds (2026)
- Estimation of Chromium (VI) in various body parts of Local Chicken (2011)
- Evaluation of Heavy Metals Concentration in Poultry Feed and Poultry Products (2023)
- Evaluation of heavy metals in cosmetic products and their health risk assessment (2020)
- Foliar application of seed water extract of Nigella sativa improved maize growth in cadmium-contaminated soil (2021)
- Health Risk Assessment and Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Heavy Metals in Vegetables of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Region, Pakistan (2022)
- Heavy metal in cosmetics and its risk to future generation in remote area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Trarkhel District Sudhnoti (2025)
- Heavy metal toxicity in poultry: a comprehensive review (2023)
- Heavy Metals in Foods and Beverages: Global Situation, Health Risks and Reduction Methods (2023)
- Heavy Metals Toxicity: Estimation of Heavy Metals in Branded and Local Snacks Available in the Markets of Peshawar, Pakistan (2017)
- Lead accumulation and growth response of rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties in lead contaminated soil under salt stress (2015)
- Literature review and health risks assessment of heavy metal contamination in human milk (2024)
- Metal pollution and potential human health risk assessment in major seafood items (fish, crustaceans, and cephalopods) (2023)
- Monitoring and risk assessment due to presence of heavy metals and pesticides in tea samples (2018)
- Multivariate Assessment of Groundwater Hydrochemistry for Drinking and Irrigation in the Flood-Prone District Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan (2026)
- Occurrence and Risk Evaluation of Trace Metals in Infant Nutrition Sources in Rural and Urban Multan, Pakistan (2025)
- Quantitative Analysis of Heavy Metals in Unbranded Whitening Creams Sold in Karachi (2022)
- Rethinking Rice Preparation for Highly Efficient Removal of Inorganic Arsenic Using Percolating Cooking Water (2015)
- The Cd:Zn ratio in a soil affects Cd toxicity in spinach (Spinacea oleracea L.) (2016)
- The detrimental effects of heavy metals on tributaries exert pressure on water quality, Crossocheilus diplocheilus, and the well-being of human health (2024)
- The Possible Effects of Heavy Metals in Honey as Toxic and Carcinogenic Substances on Human Health: A Systematic Review (2021)
- Toxic and some essential metals in medicinal plants used in herbal medicines: A case study in Pakistan (2013)
- Trace elements in fish species from the Punjnad headworks: bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment (2025)
- Uptake and dietary toxicity of arsenic in rice genotypes: Effect of organic and inorganic amendments (2024)
- Wastewater induced manganese toxicity affects growth and bioavailability in spinach (Spinacia oleracea) (2019)
Kazakhstan (11)
- Analysis of heavy metals content in domestic and imported poultry meat (2024)
- Assessment of quality and safety of meats from various animal species in the Shuchinsk-Burabay resort zone, Kazakhstan (2021)
- Effect of vermiculite feed additive on the chemical, mineral, and amino acid compositions of quail meat (2023)
- Evaluation and Dietary Exposure Assessment of Selected Toxic Trace Elements in Durum Wheat (Triticum durum) Imported into the Italian Market: Six Years of Official Controls (2021)
- Fish and Seafood Safety: Human Exposure to Toxic Metals from the Aquatic Environment and Fish in Central Asia (2024)
- Pollution of Camel Milk by Heavy Metals in Kazakhstan (2009)
- Protection against lead contamination by strains of lactic acid bacteria from fermented camel milk (2013)
- Quality and safety of fish products in the Shuchinsk-Burabay Resort Zone (2020)
- The effect of food processing on the content of heavy metals in vegetables (2022)
- Trace element composition of drinking water in Almaty, Kazakhstan (2025)
- Trace Element Composition of Surface Water in Almaty City and Human Health Risk Assessment (2024)
Sri Lanka (10)
- Cadmium, Chromium, and Lead Uptake Associated Health Risk Assessment of Alternanthera sessilis: A Commonly Consumed Green Leafy Vegetable (2021)
- Chronic renal failure in Sri Lanka caused by elevated dietary cadmium: Trojan horse of the green revolution (2010)
- Chronic Renal Failure in Sri Lanka Caused by Elevated Dietary Cadmium: Trojan Horse of the Green Revolution (2010)
- Determination of Geographical and Seasonal Variations of Heavy Metals in Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) (2022)
- Do You Know What You Drink? Comparative Research on the Contents of Radioisotopes and Heavy Metals in Different Types of Tea from Various Parts of the World (2024)
- Formulation of Standardized Herbal Tea from Whole Flowers, Stamens and Immature Fruits of Bael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa) (2025)
- Metal Load of Potentially Toxic Elements in Tuna (Thunnus albacares) - Food Safety Aspects (2023)
- Quality and sources of food and water consumed by people with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: a systematic review (2025)
- Suitability of Clay Water Filter for the Removal of Nephrotoxic Constituents in CKDu Prevalent Areas (2018)
- Toxic and essential element content of traditional Sri Lankan rice varieties from Anuradhapura district (2023)
Nepal (6)
- Analysis and Detection of Heavy Metals Content in Some Selected Packaged Fruit Juices of Kathmandu City by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (2024)
- Assessment on optimization of charcoal unit for designing point of use water filter (2017)
- Determination of heavy metals in varieties of fresh and packaged fruit juices along with powdered fruit drink mixes in Kathmandu Valley (2022)
- Drinking Water Quality and Public Health in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: Coliform Bacteria, Chemical Contaminants, and Health Status of Consumers (2022)
- Heavy Metal Contamination in Commercial Turmeric: A Public Health Perspective (2025)
- Study of Heavy Metals in Children’s Toys and Campaign for Safe Play in Nepal (2013)
GE (4)
- Blood lead levels in children aged 5–7 years in the Republic of Georgia (2025)
- Determination of toxic metals in canned tuna sold in developed and developing countries: Health risk assessment associated with human consumption (2023)
- Elevated Levels of Lead (Pb) Identified in Georgian Spices (2020)
- Heavy Metal Levels in Milk and Cheese Produced in the Kvemo Kartli Region, Georgia (2021)
AM (2)
- Impact of ceramic packaging on the quality and safety of Armenian fermented dairy product Matsoun (2024)
- Rapid Market Screening to assess lead concentrations in consumer products across 25 low- and middle-income countries (2024)
AZ (1)
- Examination and Hygienic Assessment of Health Risk Depending on Heavy Metals Content in Foods (2014)
TJ (1)