Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, MSJ Govt. PG. College, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

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• Review Article   
  Heavy Metals Toxicity and the Environment Protection
  Author(s): Om Prakash Meena*
  
  Pollution of environment is one of the most horrible ecological crisis to which we are subjected today. One of the main sources of pollution in the environments is metallic compounds. Metals and metalloids have long been mined and used in numerous applications. This has led to a significant increase of metal pollutions. Metals can accumulate in all environmental matrices at either high or trace levels of concentration. Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that have a high atomic weight and a density. Therefore amount of various kinds of metals are present in soil, plants, air, lakes, animals, oceanic regions, even in foodstuffs and human beings. Their widespread distribution, especially heavy metals, became serious problems because of their toxicities for animals, human health and the environment. Their toxicity of heavy metals depends on several factors .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2380-2391.2021.8.326

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