Renowned scientist and mentor Dr. Hossain Md Muzammel has participated in the “Enhancing Community Health through Agroeconomic Innovations” session at the 3rd International Trainee Symposium on Agri-Food,Nutrition, and Health, scheduled for October 15-17, 2025. He has delivered a virtual presentation on the important topic: “Potential Toxic Elements in Cosmos Plants and the Public Health Risks in Prettification Cities.” Breanne Semenko will serve as the session chair. The event take place at the Samuel N. Cohen Auditorium, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.
The symposium featured 150 trainee presentations and included two plenary lectures. The first delivered occur by Dr. Alfredo
Franco-Obregon, Professor at the Institute for Health Innovation &
Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore. The second presented by Dr. Charles Brennan, Chief Scientific Director of the Food &
Nutrition Innovation Hub at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Australia.
Corbicula fluminea is an invasive bivalve that thrives in various aquatic environments, often used as a bioindicator for monitoring pollution. The study underscores the environmental contamination of urban rivers in Bangladesh with PTEs and highlights the potential health risks associated with consuming invasive Asian clams from these areas. Shellfish research expertise Dr. Md Muzammel Hossain addressing pollution sources and monitoring bioaccumulation are essential for safeguarding ecosystem and human health. Typically, higher concentrations of PTEs are observed in C. fluminea from highly polluted sites. Results often indicate potential health risks, especially for vulnerable populations like children and pregnant women.
Research entitled "Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in the invasive Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) from polluted urban river areas of Bangladesh and evaluation of human health risk". Researcher Dr. Md Muzammel Hossain from BCFRC, Bangladesh and Jiangsu University, China conducted field visits to multiple urban rivers in Bangladesh to collect Asian clam samples, and the results have been published in the scientific journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
