Heavy Metal. In the case of the human body heavy metals can bind to vital cellular components and interfere with their functioning such as structural proteins enzymes and nucleic acids. This review provides an analysis of the environmental.
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However each metal is known to have unique features and physic-chemical properties that confer to its specific toxicological mechanisms of action. Testing frequently uses either a blood or urine sample but heavy metals can also be detected in hair and fingernails. Various sources of heavy metals include soil erosion natural weathering of the earths crust mining industrial effluents urban runoff sewage discharge insect or disease control agents applied to crops and many others Morais et al 2012. Examples of heavy metals that can cause toxicity include lead mercury arsenic cadmium and chromium.