# Assessing microbiological and heavy metal pollution in surface waters associated with potential human health risk assessment at fish ingestion exposure

*PRI Rank #15 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #15 |
| 18m citations | 61 |
| Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135187 |
| Corresponding authors | Thomas Dippong |
| Institution | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/water-quality-and-pollution-assessment/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135187](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135187)

## Topics

Microbiological contamination · Heavy metals · Surface water · Human health risk assessment · Dietary exposure · bioaccumulation · Water pollution · Dietary exposure · metal bioaccumulation in fish · microbial water quality · consumption risk · Water pollution

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