What are heavy metals?
1 Answer
Density values are greater than
Explanation:
Heavy metals are defined as metallic elements that have a relatively high density compared to that of water.
Heavy metals have densities greater than
Despite that fact that heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that are found in many different parts of the earth’s crust, most environmental pollution and human exposure result from anthropogenic activities such as mining and smelting operations, industrial production and use, and domestic and agricultural use of metals and metal-containing compounds (Tchounwou et al., 2012).
Reference:
Tchounwou, P.B., Yedjou, C. G., Patlolla, A. K., Sutton, D. J. (2012). Heavy Metal Toxicity and the Environment. Molecular, Clinical and Environmental Toxicology. Luch, A. (ed.) Springer, Basel, Switzerland.