Heavy Metal Contamination

Heavy metal contamination occurs though all facets of life such as air, water, food, soil, and in everyday objects and occurrences. When heavy metals enter the air from factories emissions and smoke, it is exposed to the body, which mostly affect your skin and lungs such as Cadmium and Arsenic. Common water contaminates are Chromium and Thallium, Chromium can enter the water source usually through spills and leaks from power plants. Thallium like other metals occurs naturally in water but some areas can contain elevated levels. Mercury is in water as well and many older fish have the ability to keep mercury in their system that can be dangerous as a food source. Lead poisoning can come from all of the occurrences discussed and can be very dangerous health wise and can lead to chronic and acute problems. Soil contaminated with heavy metals very much negatively affect plants, animals, and even humans (food chain). There are many remediation techniques such as bioremediation that
This fusion is proceeded by neuron capture. Many of the hazardous heavy metals were formed by mining and other natural occurrences, leaving them a danger to both the environment and all life forms. Since then, more information and advances have come out on its toxicity which help control and deal with its complexities, however, exposure does continue and has seen an increase in some areas.
Biologically, many heavy metals are important for human and or animal life. Although the heavy metals are only in trace amounts in the human body, many are essential in for many biological functions and processes. With that being said, heavy or long exposure have been very toxic and life threatening. It can be short term (acute) or long term (chronic) problems when exposed which include vomiting, shortness of breath, organ damages, cancer and many other