Heavy metal pollution in the environment, their toxicological effects and prevention methods

Author: Tamari tabatadze
Keywords: Heavy metals, Environmental pollution, Toxicological effects
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Heavy metals are well-known environmental pollutants due to their toxicity, persistence in the environment, and bioaccumulative nature. These inorganic pollutants are being spread in waters, soils and into the atmosphere due to the rapidly growing agriculture and metal industries, improper waste disposal, fertilizers and pesticides. Some metals affect biological functions and growth, while other metals accumulate in one or more different organs causing many serious diseases such as cancer. The reasons of environmental pollution of heavy metals , and their imfact for human health also ecosystems is described. Shown the methods which used various remediation technologies for heavy metals pollution.