Heavy metals Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Heavy metals.

  • 5 Encyclopedia Articles

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Encyclopedia Articles (5)

930 words, approx. 4 pages
Heavy Metals and Heavy Metals Poisoning Heavy metals are metallic elements that have a high atomic number and are poisonous to living organisms. Approximately 30 metals have been shown to be poisonous... Read more
547 words, approx. 2 pages
Heavy Metal Poisoning Heavy metal poisoning is the toxic accumulation of heavy metals in the soft tissues of the body. Heavy metals are chemical elements that have a specific gravity (a measure of den... Read more
1,870 words, approx. 7 pages
Heavy Metals and Heavy Metal Poisoning Heavy metals are generally defined as environmentally stable elements of high specific gravity and atomic weight. They have such characteristics as luster, duc... Read more
1,711 words, approx. 6 pages
Heavy Metals Heavy metals is a common toxicological term covering a number of metallic substances that acutely damage human beings and ecosystems, and whose atomic weights fall between and 64 and 201.... Read more
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Heavy Metals The heavy metals, which include copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and chromium (Cr), are common trace constituents in the earth crust. Their conce... Read more