heavy metals
Lead and mercury
Heavy metals are metallic elements with high density, including lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic.
The term appears most often in discussions of toxicity and environmental contamination: The soil tested positive for heavy metals.
In music, heavy metal (singular) is a genre of loud, aggressive rock characterized by distorted guitars and powerful drumming.
- arsenicToxic metalloid element
- cadmiumElement forty-eight
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
bioaccumulation · pesticides · lead poisoning · blood test · chromium · Minamata disease · pollution · soil pollution · water contamination · tailings · industrial runoff · zinc · nickel · smelting · mercury · periodic table · toxic waste · batteries
- cosmetics regulationproduct safety, safety testing, cosmetic ingredients, ingredient labeling, product labeling
- mining pollutiontailings, water contamination, groundwater pollution, effluent, seepage
- sludge propertiesmoisture content, water content, organic content, viscosity, pH level
- water testingwater quality test, water testing, water sample, water analysis, water sampling
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- environmental scienceecology, air quality, ecosystem, water quality, ecosystems
heavy metalsaluminum
Element thirteen
magnesium · lithium · alkali metals · sodium · potassium
heavy metalssoft rock
Low-durability sedimentary formation
easy listening · smooth jazz · ambient music · chamber music · lounge music
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