TY - CHAP AU - Claudia Alejandra Aguilar AU - Yunuen Canedo AU - Carlos Montalvo AU - Alejandro Ruiz AU - Rocio Barreto ED - Mazen Khaled Nazal ED - Hongbo Zhao Y1 - 2021-01-18 PY - 2021 T1 - Heavy Metal Contamination in a Protected Natural Area from Southeastern Mexico: Analysis of Risks to Human Health N2 - In recent years, urbanization and industrialization have produced large amounts of heavy metals, which are highly toxic to both humans and the environment. This book presents a comprehensive overview of heavy metals including their physiochemical properties, toxicity, transfer in the environment, legislation, environmental impacts, and mitigation measures. Written by experts in the field, chapters include scientific research as well as case studies. BT - Heavy Metals SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.95591 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.95591 SN - 978-1-83968-122-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-24 ER -