Heavy metals, which have widespread environmental distribution and originate from natural
and anthropogenic sources, are common environmental pollutants. In recent decades, their …

As technology continues to advance, heavy metals in drinking water have exceeded
recommended limits from regulators around the world. The main source of human exposure …

Some heavy metals have bio-importance as trace elements but, the biotoxic effects of many
of them in human biochemistry are of great concern. Hence, there is the need for proper …

Heavy metals are known to cause oxidative deterioration of bio-molecules by initiating free
radical mediated chain reaction resulting in lipid per-oxidation, protein oxidation and …

The contamination chain of heavy metals almost always follows cyclic order in the
environment as industry, atmosphere, soil, water, foods and human. As it is clear that chronic …

Even in the current era of growing technology, the concentration of heavy metals present in
drinking water is still not within the recommended limits as set by the regulatory authorities in …

Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation.
Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their …

Several workers have extensively worked out the metal induced toxicity and have reported
the toxic and carcinogenic effects of metals in human and animals. It is well known that these …

Some heavy metals have bio-importance as trace elements but the biotoxic effects of many
of them in human biochemistry are of great concern. Hence, there is a need for proper …

Metal compounds such as arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, mercury, and nickel
are classified as carcinogens affecting human health through occupational and …