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ReviewFrontiers in chemistry2017

Synergistic Effects of Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Living Systems.

Nitika Singh, Vivek Kumar Gupta, Abhishek Kumar, Bechan Sharma

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Review in Frontiers in chemistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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56citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
28.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

56 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 253 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Maternal Mercury Exposure and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2022
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  2. Mercury and Prenatal Growth: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nitika SinghDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.
Vivek Kumar GuptaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.
Abhishek KumarDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.
Bechan SharmaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.
University of Allahabad · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a widespread repeated exposure of the population to the pesticides and heavy metals of occupational and environmental origin. Such population is forced to undergo continuous stress imposed by combined exposure of the heavy metals and different classes of the pesticides used in agricultural as well as health practices. The existing reports from several workers have indicated that heavy metals and pesticides in combination may lead more severe impact on the human health when compared to their individual effects. Such a combination of pesticides and heavy metals may also change or influence the detection of exposure. Several studies in past have shown the synergistic toxic effects of heavy metals and pesticides. Such evaluations have revealed the synergistic interactions of various heavy metals and pesticides in animals as well as humans. The aim of the present article is to provide a synthesis of existing knowledge on the synergistic effects of heavy metal and pesticides in living systems. The information included in this article may be useful for different environment protection agencies and policy makers to consider the combined effects of heavy metals and pesticides on humans while designing strategies toward environmental protection and safety regulations about human health.

Indexed as

combined interactioncontaminationheavy metalpesticiderisk assessmentsynergistic effect

Identifiers

PMID29075624
PMCPMC5641569
OpenAlexW2762786825

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Registered trials

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