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Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi (2022)
Journal Article
Botoman, L., Chagumaira, C., Mossa, A. W., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., …Nalivata, P. C. (2022). Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 7986. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12014-w

Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread globally, and in particular among people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Malawi, dietary sources of Zn are dominated by maize and spatially dependent variation in grain Zn concentration, which will affect di... Read More about Soil and landscape factors influence geospatial variation in maize grain zinc concentration in Malawi.

Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury (2022)
Journal Article
Gardner, D. S., Allen, J. C., Goodson, D., Harvey, D., Sharman, A., Skinner, H., …Devonald, M. A. (2022). Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury. Kidney International Reports, 7(7), 1524-1538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2022.04.085

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in hospitalized patients and associated with poor outcomes. Current methods for identifying AKI (rise in serum creatinine [sCr] or fall in urine output [UO]) are inadequate and delay detection. Early... Read More about Urinary Trace Elements Are Biomarkers for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury.

Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Jabiry, H., Young, S. D., & Bailey, E. H. (2022). Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar. In Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Deserts: Proceeding of the First International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Desert Climates (13-23). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76081-6_2

Qatar relies on groundwater for farming activities. Animal fodder crops are irrigated during summer, and different types of vegetables are grown in winter. Qatar has been using lagoons in different parts of the country to dispose of treated wastewate... Read More about Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar.

Assessing the Lability and Environmental Mobility of Organically Bound Copper by Stable Isotope Dilution (2022)
Journal Article
Marzouk, E. R., Donner, E., von der Kammer, F., Bailey, E. H., Shetaya, W. H., Young, S. D., & Lombi, E. (2022). Assessing the Lability and Environmental Mobility of Organically Bound Copper by Stable Isotope Dilution. Environmental Science and Technology, 56(9), 5580-5589. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c00964

The environmental mobility of Cu and therefore its potential toxicity are closely linked to its attachment to natural organic matter (NOM). Geochemical models assume full lability of metals bound to NOM, especially under strong oxidizing conditions,... Read More about Assessing the Lability and Environmental Mobility of Organically Bound Copper by Stable Isotope Dilution.

The Impact of Consuming Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Flour on Haematological Indices of Zinc and Iron Status in Adolescent Girls in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster-Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Effectiveness Trial (2022)
Journal Article
Gupta, S., Zaman, M., Fatima, S., Shahzad, B., Brazier, A. K. M., Moran, V. H., …Lowe, N. M. (2022). The Impact of Consuming Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Flour on Haematological Indices of Zinc and Iron Status in Adolescent Girls in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster-Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Effectiveness Trial. Nutrients, 14(8), Article 1657. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081657

Biofortification of wheat is potentially a sustainable strategy to improve zinc intake; however, evidence of its effectiveness is needed. A household-based, double-blind, cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in rural Pakistan. The... Read More about The Impact of Consuming Zinc-Biofortified Wheat Flour on Haematological Indices of Zinc and Iron Status in Adolescent Girls in Rural Pakistan: A Cluster-Randomised, Double-Blind, Controlled Effectiveness Trial.

Mineral micronutrient status and spatial distribution among the Ethiopian population (2022)
Journal Article
Belay, A., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Chagumaira, C., Zerfu, D., …Broadley, M. R. (2022). Mineral micronutrient status and spatial distribution among the Ethiopian population. British Journal of Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114522000319

Multiple micronutrient deficiencies are widespread in Ethiopia. However, the distribution of selenium and zinc deficiency risks has previously shown evidence of spatially dependent variability, warranting the need to explore this aspect for wider mic... Read More about Mineral micronutrient status and spatial distribution among the Ethiopian population.

Biofortified Wheat Increases Dietary Zinc Intake: A Randomised Controlled Efficacy Study of Zincol-2016 in Rural Pakistan (2022)
Journal Article
Lowe, N. M., Zaman, M., Khan, M. J., Brazier, A. K., Shahzad, B., Ullah, U., …Tishkovskaya, S. (2022). Biofortified Wheat Increases Dietary Zinc Intake: A Randomised Controlled Efficacy Study of Zincol-2016 in Rural Pakistan. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, Article 809783. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.809783

A new variety of zinc biofortified wheat (Zincol-2016) was released in Pakistan in 2016. The primary aim of this study was to examine the effects of consuming Zincol-2016 wheat flour on biochemical and functional markers of zinc status in a populatio... Read More about Biofortified Wheat Increases Dietary Zinc Intake: A Randomised Controlled Efficacy Study of Zincol-2016 in Rural Pakistan.

Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial (2022)
Journal Article
Joy, E. J., Kalimbira, A. A., Sturgess, J., Banda, L., Chiutsi-Phiri, G., Manase, H., …Allen, E. (2022). Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, Article 788096. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.788096

Background: Selenium deficiency is widespread in the Malawi population. The selenium concentration in maize, the staple food crop of Malawi, can be increased by applying selenium-enriched fertilizers. It is unknown whether this strategy, called agron... Read More about Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial.

Soil and plant contamination by potentially toxic and emerging elements and the associated human health risk in some Egyptian environments (2021)
Journal Article
Shetaya, W. H., Bailey, E. H., Young, S. D., Mohamed, E. F., Antoniadis, V., Rinklebe, J., …Marzouk, E. R. (2021). Soil and plant contamination by potentially toxic and emerging elements and the associated human health risk in some Egyptian environments. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-01097-5

The aim of this work was to assess the origins, mobility, bioavailability and potential health risks of V, Cr, Co, As, Se, Mo, Cd, Sn and Sb, which are not sufficiently studied in the terrestrial environment of Egypt. This has been carried out by emp... Read More about Soil and plant contamination by potentially toxic and emerging elements and the associated human health risk in some Egyptian environments.

Using 77Se-Labelled Foliar Fertilisers to Determine How Se Transfers Within Wheat Over Time (2021)
Journal Article
Ramkissoon, C., Degryse, F., Young, S., Bailey, E. H., & McLaughlin, M. J. (2021). Using 77Se-Labelled Foliar Fertilisers to Determine How Se Transfers Within Wheat Over Time. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, Article 732409. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.732409

Foliar selenium (Se) fertilisation has been shown to be more efficient than soil-applied fertilisation, but the dynamics of absorption and translocation have not yet been explored. An experiment was undertaken to investigate time-dependent changes in... Read More about Using 77Se-Labelled Foliar Fertilisers to Determine How Se Transfers Within Wheat Over Time.

The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia - an isotopic dilution study (2021)
Journal Article
Mossa, A. W., Gashu, D., Broadley, M. R., Dunham, S. J., McGrath, S. P., Bailey, E. H., & Young, S. D. (2021). The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia - an isotopic dilution study. SOIL, 7(1), 255-268. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-255-2021

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a widespread nutritional problem in human populations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The Zn concentration of crops consumed depends in part on the Zn status of the soil. Improved understanding of factors controlling... Read More about The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia - an isotopic dilution study.

The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi (2021)
Journal Article
Gashu, D., Nalivata, P. C., Amede, T., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Botoman, L., …Broadley, M. R. (2021). The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi. Nature, 594, 71-76. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03559-3

Micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs) remain widespread among people in sub-Saharan Africa where access to sufficient food from plant and animal sources that is rich in micronutrients (vitamins and minerals) is limited due to socioeconomic and geographic... Read More about The nutritional quality of cereals varies geospatially in Ethiopia and Malawi.

Environmental and human iodine and selenium status: lessons from Gilgit-Baltistan, North-East Pakistan (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmad, S., Bailey, E. H., Arshad, M., Ahmed, S., Watts, M. J., Stewart, A. G., & Young, S. D. (2021). Environmental and human iodine and selenium status: lessons from Gilgit-Baltistan, North-East Pakistan. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43, 4665–4686. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00943-w

Iodine and selenium deficiencies are common worldwide. We assessed the iodine and selenium status of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. We determined the elemental composition (ICP-MS) of locally grown crops (n = 281), drinking water (n = 82), urine (n = 45... Read More about Environmental and human iodine and selenium status: lessons from Gilgit-Baltistan, North-East Pakistan.

Multiple geochemical factors may cause iodine and selenium deficiency in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmad, S., Bailey, E. H., Arshad, M., Ahmed, S., Watts, M., & Young, S. (2021). Multiple geochemical factors may cause iodine and selenium deficiency in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00936-9

Deficiencies of the micronutrients iodine and selenium are particularly prevalent where populations consume local agricultural produce grown on soils with low iodine and selenium availability. This study focussed on such an area, Gilgit-Baltistan in... Read More about Multiple geochemical factors may cause iodine and selenium deficiency in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent and spatially dependent over short distances in Ethiopia (2021)
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Belay, A., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J., Lark, R. M., Chagumaira, C., Likoswe, B. H., …Broadley, M. R. (2021). Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent and spatially dependent over short distances in Ethiopia. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 6510. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85977-x

Zinc (Zn) is an essential nutrient for human health. In Ethiopia, a high prevalence of Zn deficiency has been reported. To explore demographic variation and spatial dependencies in the Zn status of the Ethiopian population, we analyzed archived serum... Read More about Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent and spatially dependent over short distances in Ethiopia.

Fate of selenium in biofortification of wheat on calcareous soil: an isotopic study (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmad, S., Bailey, E. H., Arshad, M., Ahmed, S., Watts, M. J., & Young, S. D. (2021). Fate of selenium in biofortification of wheat on calcareous soil: an isotopic study. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43(9), 3643-3657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00841-1

Selenium (Se) biofortification of staple cereal crops can improve the Se nutritional status of populations. A field trial employing an enriched stable isotope of Se (77Se) was undertaken over three consecutive cropping seasons in a coarse textured, c... Read More about Fate of selenium in biofortification of wheat on calcareous soil: an isotopic study.

Correction to: Assessment of potentially toxic elements in vegetables cultivated in urban and peri-urban sites in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and implications for human health (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, (2020), 42, 5, (1359-1385), 10.1007/s10653-019-00426-z) (2021)
Journal Article
Hawrami, K. A. M., Crout, N. M., Shaw, G., & Bailey, E. H. (2021). Correction to: Assessment of potentially toxic elements in vegetables cultivated in urban and peri-urban sites in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and implications for human health (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, (2020), 42, 5, (1359-1385), 10.1007/s10653-019-00426-z). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-021-00851-z

In the original publication of the article, the affiliation of the first author. ‘‘Karzan A. M. Hawrami’’ was incorrectly published as ‘‘Sulaymaniyah Polytechnic University, Technical Institute of Halabja, Zamaqi, Halabja, Iraq’’. The correct affilia... Read More about Correction to: Assessment of potentially toxic elements in vegetables cultivated in urban and peri-urban sites in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and implications for human health (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, (2020), 42, 5, (1359-1385), 10.1007/s10653-019-00426-z).

Selenium speciation and bioaccessibility in Se-fertilised crops of dietary importance in Malawi (2021)
Journal Article
Muleya, M., Young, S. D., Reina, S. V., Ligowe, I. S., Broadley, M. R., Joy, E. J., …Bailey, E. H. (2021). Selenium speciation and bioaccessibility in Se-fertilised crops of dietary importance in Malawi. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 98, Article 103841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2021.103841

© 2021 The Author(s) The purpose of this research was to explore the speciation and bioaccessibility of native soil-derived selenium (Se) versus Se applied via fertiliser in the edible portions of maize, groundnut and cowpea grown in Malawi. Fertilis... Read More about Selenium speciation and bioaccessibility in Se-fertilised crops of dietary importance in Malawi.

Online Microdialysis-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (MD-HPLC-ICP-MS) as a Novel Tool for Sampling Hexavalent Chromium in Soil Solution (2021)
Journal Article
Hamilton, E. M., Young, S. D., Bailey, E. H., Humphrey, O. S., & Watts, M. J. (2021). Online Microdialysis-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (MD-HPLC-ICP-MS) as a Novel Tool for Sampling Hexavalent Chromium in Soil Solution. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(4), 2422-2429. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c08140

© 2020 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved. Conventional soil solution sampling of species-sensitive inorganic contaminants, such as hexavalent chromium (CrVI), may induce interconversions due to disruption of system equilibrium. The tempo... Read More about Online Microdialysis-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (MD-HPLC-ICP-MS) as a Novel Tool for Sampling Hexavalent Chromium in Soil Solution.