Heavy metal—music, not science | Cell-phone hazards
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Hazards of heavy metal contamination.
The main threats to human health from heavy metals are associated with exposure to lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic. These metals have been extensively studied and their effects on human health regularly reviewed by international bodies such as the WHO. Heavy metals have been used by humans for thousands of years. Although several adverse health effects of heavy metals have been known for a l...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Science & Technology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0013-936X,1520-5851
DOI: 10.1021/es072552o