As all of the articles published in Toxics (ISSN: 2305-6304) are of open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of these articles. We invite you to read our selected papers in the “Metals and Radioactive Substances” Section, which are listed below:

1. “Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils: Sources, Influencing Factors, and Remediation Strategies”
by Yanan Wan, Jiang Liu, Zhong Zhuang, Qi Wang and Huafen Li
Toxics 2024, 12(1), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010063
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/1/63

2. “The Easily Overlooked Effect of Global Warming: Diffusion of Heavy Metals”
by Wenqi Xiao, Yunfeng Zhang, Xiaodie Chen, Ajia Sha, Zhuang Xiong, Yingyong Luo, Lianxin Peng, Liang Zou, Changsong Zhao and Qiang Li
Toxics 2024, 12(6), 400; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12060400
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/6/400

3. “Trends in Mercury Contamination Distribution among Human and Animal Populations in the Amazon Region”
by Irvin Martoredjo, Lenize Batista Calvão Santos, Jéssica Caroline Evangelista Vilhena, Alex Bruno Lobato Rodrigues, Andréia de Almeida, Carlos José Sousa Passos and Alexandro Cezar Florentino
Toxics 2024, 12(3), 204; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12030204
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/3/204

4. “Cadmium-Induced Physiological Responses, Biosorption and Bioaccumulation in Scenedesmus obliquus”
by Pingping Xu, Xiaojie Tu, Zhengda An, Wujuan Mi, Dong Wan, Yonghong Bi and Gaofei Song
Toxics 2024, 12(4), 262; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12040262
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/4/262

5. “Geochemical Distribution and Environmental Risks of Radionuclides in Soils and Sediments Runoff of a Uranium Mining Area in South China”
by Haidong Li, Qiugui Wang, Chunyan Zhang, Weigang Su, Yujun Ma, Qiangqiang Zhong, Enzong Xiao, Fei Xia, Guodong Zheng and Tangfu Xiao
Toxics 2024, 12(1), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010095
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/1/95

6. “Neurotoxicity of Combined Exposure to the Heavy Metals (Pb and As) in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)”
by Ming Liu, Ping Deng, Guangyu Li, Haoling Liu, Junli Zuo, Wenwen Cui, Huixian Zhang, Xin Chen, Jingjing Yao, Xitian Peng et al.
Toxics 2024, 12(4), 282; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12040282
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/4/282

7. “Human Health Risk Assessment from Mercury-Contaminated Soil and Water in Abu Hamad Mining Market, Sudan”
by Ahmed Elwaleed, HuiHo Jeong, Ali H. Abdelbagi, Nguyen Thi Quynh, Tetsuro Agusa, Yasuhiro Ishibashi, and Koji Arizono
Toxics 2024, 12(2), 112; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12020112
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/2/112

8. “Toxic Effects of Cadmium Exposure on Hematological and Plasma Biochemical Parameters in Fish: A Review”
by Young-Bin Yu, Ju-Wook Lee, A-Hyun Jo, Young Jae Choi, Cheol Young Choi, Ju-Chan Kang and Jun-Hwan Kim
Toxics 2024, 12(10), 699; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12100699
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/10/699

9. “Chromium Selectively Accumulates in the Rat Hippocampus after 90 Days of Exposure to Cr(VI) in Drinking Water and Induces Age- and Sex-Dependent Metal Dyshomeostasis”
by Samuel T. Vielee, William J. Buchanan, Spencer H. Roof, Rehan Kahloon, Elizabeth Evans, Jessica Isibor, Maitri Patel, Idoia Meaza, Haiyan Lu, Aggie R. Williams et al.
Toxics 2024, 12(10), 722; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12100722
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/10/722

10. “Toxic Metal and Essential Element Concentrations in the Blood and Tissues of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients”
by Giovanni Forte, Andrea Pisano, Beatrice Bocca, Grazia Fenu, Cristiano Farace, Federica Etzi, Teresa Perra, Angela Sabalic, Alberto Porcu and Roberto Madeddu
Toxics 2024, 12(1), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010032
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/1/32

11. “Accumulation and Release of Cadmium Ions in the Lichen Evernia prunastri (L.) Ach. and Wood-Derived Biochar: Implication for the Use of Biochar for Environmental Biomonitoring”
by Andrea Vannini, Luca Pagano, Marco Bartoli, Riccardo Fedeli, Alessio Malcevschi, Michele Sidoli, Giacomo Magnani, Daniele Pontiroli, Mauro Riccò, Marta Marmiroli et al.
Toxics 2024, 12(1), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12010066
Available online:  https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/12/1/66

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