Anyanwu Brilliance Onyinyechi, Ezejiofor Anthonet Ndidiamaka, Igweze Zelinjo Nkeiruka, Orisakwe Orish Ebere
World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research, University of Port Harcourt, PMB, 5323 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Department of Experimental Pharmacology & Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Port Harcourt, PMB, 5323 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Toxics. 2018 Nov 2;6(4):65. doi: 10.3390/toxics6040065.
The drive for development and modernization has come at great cost. Various human activities in developed and developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have given rise to environmental safety concerns. Increased artisanal mining activities, illegal refining, use of leaded petrol, airborne dust, arbitrary discarding and burning of toxic waste, absorption of production industries in inhabited areas, inadequate environmental legislation, and weak implementation of policies, have given rise to the incomparable contamination and pollution associated with heavy metals in recent decades. This review evaluates the public health effects of heavy metals and their mixtures in SSA. This shows the extent and size of the problem posed by exposure to heavy metal mixtures in regard to public health.
发展和现代化进程付出了巨大代价。发达国家和发展中国家的各种人类活动，特别是撒哈拉以南非洲地区的活动，引发了对环境安全的担忧。手工采矿活动增加、非法提炼、使用含铅汽油、空气中的灰尘、有毒废物的随意丢弃和焚烧、居民区生产行业的吸纳、环境立法不足以及政策执行不力，导致近几十年来与重金属相关的污染和污染问题极为严重。本综述评估了撒哈拉以南非洲地区重金属及其混合物对公众健康造成的影响。这表明了接触重金属混合物对公众健康造成问题的程度和规模。
