The Menace of Lead Poisoning in Pakistan

Authors: Rasheed MA

DOI: 10.23880/act-16000168

Volume 4, Issue 4

Abstract

Environmental pollution has been increased many times due to increase in population, industrialization and urbanization; in some places, it becomes toxic to living organisms. Among the pollutants, heavy metals pose the highest threat to biological systems as they are inorganic and non-biodegradable. Unlike essential heavy metals, mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic are very toxic to living organisms even at low concentrations. In Pakistan, health problems have been reported due to exposure of heavy metals from contaminated soil, air, water, food and urban road dusts. Lead (Pb) is one of the poisonous heavy metal that is the leading cause of environmental pollution especially in developing countries like Pakistan.

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