Heavy Metals Health Concerns
Humans are exposed to heavy metals through the following activities:
- Eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated
- Inhaling dust
- Inhaling cigarette smoke
- Using the products listed previously
Heavy metals are exceptionally dangerous to pregnant women and young children. The chemicals directly affect the fetus during important times of brain development; this can lead to developmental issues. Other health concerns are as follows:
- Learning and behavioral issues
- Increased cancer risk
- Damage to the nervous and cardiovascular systems (mercury and arsenic)
- Lung and kidney damage (cadmium)
- Weakened bones (cadmium)
- High blood pressure (lead)
- Miscarriages (lead)
- Stillbirth (lead)
- Infertility (lead)
- Decreased kidney function (lead)
- Decreased brain function (lead)
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