Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of Hazardous Heavy Metals: Environmental Persistence, Toxicity, and Bioaccumulation
المؤلفون المشاركون
Ilahi, Ikram
Khan, Ezzat
Ali, Hazrat
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2019، العدد 2019 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2019)، ص ص. 1-14، 14ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2019-03-05
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
14
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Heavy metals are well-known environmental pollutants due to their toxicity, persistence in the environment, and bioaccumulative nature.
Their natural sources include weathering of metal-bearing rocks and volcanic eruptions, while anthropogenic sources include mining and various industrial and agricultural activities.
Mining and industrial processing for extraction of mineral resources and their subsequent applications for industrial, agricultural, and economic development has led to an increase in the mobilization of these elements in the environment and disturbance of their biogeochemical cycles.
Contamination of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems with toxic heavy metals is an environmental problem of public health concern.
Being persistent pollutants, heavy metals accumulate in the environment and consequently contaminate the food chains.
Accumulation of potentially toxic heavy metals in biota causes a potential health threat to their consumers including humans.
This article comprehensively reviews the different aspects of heavy metals as hazardous materials with special focus on their environmental persistence, toxicity for living organisms, and bioaccumulative potential.
The bioaccumulation of these elements and its implications for human health are discussed with a special coverage on fish, rice, and tobacco.
The article will serve as a valuable educational resource for both undergraduate and graduate students and for researchers in environmental sciences.
Environmentally relevant most hazardous heavy metals and metalloids include Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Hg, and As.
The trophic transfer of these elements in aquatic and terrestrial food chains/webs has important implications for wildlife and human health.
It is very important to assess and monitor the concentrations of potentially toxic heavy metals and metalloids in different environmental segments and in the resident biota.
A comprehensive study of the environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology of hazardous heavy metals and metalloids shows that steps should be taken to minimize the impact of these elements on human health and the environment.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Ali, Hazrat& Khan, Ezzat& Ilahi, Ikram. 2019. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of Hazardous Heavy Metals: Environmental Persistence, Toxicity, and Bioaccumulation. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171461
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Ali, Hazrat…[et al.]. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of Hazardous Heavy Metals: Environmental Persistence, Toxicity, and Bioaccumulation. Journal of Chemistry No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171461
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Ali, Hazrat& Khan, Ezzat& Ilahi, Ikram. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology of Hazardous Heavy Metals: Environmental Persistence, Toxicity, and Bioaccumulation. Journal of Chemistry. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1171461
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1171461
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