Effects Environmental From Chemicals And Heavy Metals In Soil Royalty-Free Stock Image

Effects Environmental from Chemicals and heavy metals in soil occur from Industrial Heavy metal release poisoning in soil from Industrial. A heavy metal is any metal or metalloid of environmental concern. The term originated with reference to the harmful effects of cadmium, mercury and lead, all of which are denser than iron. It has since been applied to any other similarly toxic metal, or metalloid such as arsenic, regardless of density. Commonly encountered heavy metals are chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, selenium, silver, cadmium, antimony, mercury, thallium and lead. More specific definitions of a heavy metal have been proposed; none have obtained widespread acceptance.