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. 2024 Sep 24;31(48):58527–58540. doi: 10.1007/s11356-024-34989-x

Table 2.

Heavy metals from MSWI, influence on HTnc and HTc characterization, CAS and IARC classification, target organs and disease, OP assay and value (r) of the correlation (Spearman or Pearson)

Pollutant Environmental media HTnc/HTc CAS number IARC group Toxicity and target organs Carcinogenicity and target organs OP assay/r Reference
Sb Air/water Yes/no 7440–36-0 -

Respiratory

Cardiovascular

Digestive

Haematologic

- n.a
As Air/water Yes/yes 7440–38-2 1

Respiratory

Cardiovascular

Nervous Development

Dermal

Respiratory

Dermal

Urinary

DCFH/0.65a Perrone et al. (2016)
Ba Air/water Yes/no 7440–39-3 -

Respiratory

Urinary

-

AA/0.67b

DTT/0.62b

Perrone et al. (2019)

Pietrogrande et al. (2018a)

Benzene Air Yes/yes 71–43-2 1 Immune Haematologic Hematopoietic n.a
Cd Air Yes/yes 7440–43-9 1

Respiratory

Urinary

Respiratory

DTT/0.56b

GSH/0.53a

Pietrogrande et al. (2018a, b)

Szigeti et al. (2016)

CrVI Air/water Yes/yes 118,540–29-99 1

Respiratory

Digestive

Haematologic

Reproductive

Respiratory

AA/0.50b

DTT/0.95b

Pietrogrande et al. (2018a, b)

Visentin et al. (2016)

Cu Air Yes/no 744–50-8 3

Respiratory

Digestive

-

AA/0.88b

AA/0.87a

Pietrogrande et al. (2018b)

Szigeti et al. (2016)

Pb Air/water Yes/no 7439–92-1 2A

Nervous

Haematopoietic

Immune

Urinary

Cardiovascular

Reproductive

Development

Digestive DTT/0.68b Pietrogrande et al. (2018b)
Hg Air Yes/yes 7439–97-6 3

Nervous

Urinary

Digestive

Development

- n.a
MoO3 Air Yes/no 1313–27-5 2B

Respiratory

Urinary

Respiratory GSH/0.50a Szigeti et al. (2016)
Ni Air/water Yes/yes 7440–02-0 1

Respiratory

Haematopoietic

Immune

Development

Skin

Respiratory

AA/0.74b

AA/0.59a

Pietrogrande et al. (2018b)

Szigeti et al. (2016)

V2O5 Air Yes/no 1314–62-1 2B

Respiratory

Eyes

Digestive

Haematologic

Development

Respiratory

AA/0.61b

DTT/0.77b

Pietrogrande et al. (2018b)

Perrone et al. (2019)

Zn Air/water Yes/no 7440–66-6 -

Respiratory

Digestive

Haematologic

Development

-

DCHF/0.77a

DTT/0.88b

Perrone et al. (2016)

Visentin et al. (2016)

aSpearman

bPearson