HEAVY METALS TOXICITY IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

Heavy metals are chemical elements with a specific gravity greater than 5.0. Among the 90 naturally occurring elements, 21 are non-metals, 16 are light metals, and the remaining 53 are heavy metals. The majority of naturally occurring elements, which from a biological perspective is not very helpful. However, only a limited number of heavy metals are soluble under physiological conditions and bioavailable to living organisms.

• | Author: Abbas Ali Mahdi
• | Publisher: Discovery Publishing House Pvt Limited
• | Publication Date: Apr 01, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 228 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 9386841843
• | ISBN-13: 9789386841841