Environmental pollution of heavy metals is increasingly becoming an alarming problem and has become of great concern around the world due to the adverse effects. These inorganic pollutants are widely distributed in the environment through water, soil and also into the atmosphere. Due to the rapidly growing agricultural, metal and Pharmaceutical industries, through improper waste disposal, fertilizers and pesticides, raising concerns over their potential effects on human health and the environment. Their toxicity depends on several factors including the dose, route of exposure, and chemical species, as well as the age, gender, genetics, and nutritional status of exposed individuals. Because of their high degree of toxicity, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, and mercury rank among the priority metals that are of public health significance. They are also classified as human carcinogens (known or probable) according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. This review provides an analysis of their environmental occurrence, production and use, potential for human exposure, and molecular mechanisms of toxicity, genotoxicity, and carcinogenicity. Citation: MathuMitha C., Mohan Raj V., Sangeetha R., Susan George and Ragumaran M.: A review on the effect of heavy metal contamination and its impact on the environment. Intern. J. Zool. Invest. 7 (2): 762-771, 2021.
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C., M., V, M. R., R., S., George, S., & M, R. (2021). A Review on the Effect of Heavy Metal Contamination and its Impact on the Environment. International Journal of Zoological Investigations, 7(2), 762–771. https://doi.org/10.33745/ijzi.2021.v07i02.061
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