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Heavy metal pollution in the environment and their toxicological effects on humans
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Environmental pollution of heavy metals is increasingly becoming a problem and has become of great concern due to the adverse effects it is causing around the world. These inorganic pollutants are being discarded in our waters, soils and into the atmosphere due to the rapidly growing agriculture and metal industries, improper waste disposal, fertilizers and pesticides. This review shows how pollutants enter the environment together with their fate. 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 pharmacokinetics and toxicological processes in humans for each metal is described. In summary, the review shows the physiological and biochemical effects of each heavy metal bioaccumulation in humans and the level of gravity and disquieting factor of the disease.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Briffa, J., Sinagra, E., & Blundell, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Malta (MT)
- Corresponding author
- Blundell, Renald
- Venue
- Heliyon
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- e04691
- ISSN
- 2405-8440 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7490536
- OpenAlex
- W3084100763
- Cited by
- 4,402
- References
- 67
- Citations by year
- 2026: 708 · 2025: 971 · 2024: 1001 · 2023: 832 · 2022: 633 · 2021: 243 · 2020: 8
- FWCI
- 36.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Heliyon (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- OAR@UM (University of Malta) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- European Commission
- European Social Fund
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Keywords
- heavy metal contamination, heavy metal toxicity, human health effects, bioaccumulation, pharmacokinetics, contaminant fate, industrial and agricultural pollution, waste disposal
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