World Health Day, this year marked on 7 April, is an opportunity to look back at public health successes and to motivate action to tackle health challenges. On this occasion, we would like to post 10 most cited papers on human health published in Toxics (ISSN: 2305-6304) in 2021 and 2022. Hope you enjoy reading them.

1. “Heavy Metals and Pesticides Toxicity in Agricultural Soil and Plants: Ecological Risks and Human Health Implications”
by Ahmed Alengebawy, Sara Taha Abdelkhalek, Sundas Rana Qureshi and Man-Qun Wang
Toxics 2021, 9(3), 42; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9030042
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/3/42

2. “Nanopesticides in Agriculture: Benefits and Challenge in Agricultural Productivity, Toxicological Risks to Human Health and Environment”
by Marco Chaud, Eliana B. Souto, Aleksandra Zielinska, Patricia Severino, Fernando Batain, Jose Oliveira-Junior and Thais Alves
Toxics 2021, 9(6), 131; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9060131
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/6/131

3. “PFAS Molecules: A Major Concern for the Human Health and the Environment”
by Emiliano Panieri, Katarina Baralic, Danijela Djukic-Cosic, Aleksandra Buha Djordjevic and Luciano Saso
Toxics 2022, 10(2), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10020044
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/2/44

4. “Levels of Phthalates, Bisphenol-A, Nonylphenol, and Microplastics in Fish in the Estuaries of Northern Taiwan and the Impact on Human Health”
by I-Cheng Lu, How-Ran Chao, Wan-Nurdiyana-Wan Mansor, Chun-Wei Peng, Yi-Chyun Hsu, Tai-Yi Yu, Wei-Hsiang Chang and Lung-Ming Fu
Toxics 2021, 9(10), 246; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9100246
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/10/246

5. “Metals Bioaccumulation in 15 Commonly Consumed Fishes from the Lower Meghna River and Adjacent Areas of Bangladesh and Associated Human Health Hazards”
by Mohammad Belal Hossain, Fatema Tanjin, M. Safiur Rahman, Jimmy Yu, Shirin Akhter, Md Abu Noman and Jun Sun
Toxics 2022, 10(3), 139; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10030139
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/3/139

6. “Comparison of the Potential Ecological and Human Health Risks of Heavy Metals from Sewage Sludge and Livestock Manure for Agricultural Use”
by Baoling Duan and Qiang Feng
Toxics 2021, 9(7), 145; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9070145
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/7/145 

7. “Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment: Occupational and Exposure Events, Effects on Human Health and Fertility”
by Luigi Montano, Concetta Pironti, Gabriella Pinto, Maria Ricciardi, Amalia Buono, Carlo Brogna, Marta Venier, Marina Piscopo, Angela Amoresano and Oriana Motta
Toxics 2022, 10(7), 365; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10070365
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/7/365

8. “Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Cultured Shrimp and Aquaculture Sludge”
by Salma Sultana, Mohammad Belal Hossain, Tasrina R. Choudhury, Jimmy Yu, Md. Sohel Rana, Mohammad Abu Noman, M. Mozammal Hosen, Bilal Ahamad Paray and Takaomi Arai
Toxics 2022, 10(4), 175; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10040175
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/10/4/175 

9. “Local Toxicity of Biocides after Direct and Aerosol Exposure on the Human Skin Epidermis and Airway Tissue Models”
by Nahyun Lee, Dae Yong Jang, Do Hyeon Lee, Haengdueng Jeong, Ki Taek Nam, Dal-Woong Choi and Kyung-Min Lim
Toxics 2021, 9(2), 29; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9020029
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/2/29

10. “Relationships between Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Allergic Rhinitis and Bronchitic Symptoms in Chinese Children”
by Pei-En Zhou, Zhengmin (Min) Qian, Stephen Edward McMillin, Michael G. Vaughn, Zhong-Yue Xie, Yu-Jie Xu, Li-Zi Lin, Li-Wen Hu, Bo-Yi Yang, Xiao-Wen Zeng et al.
Toxics 2021, 9(9), 221; https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9090221
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/9/221