Heavy metal

heavy metal

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Definition

Glossary of "Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet (2nd ed.)" by Botkin & Keller (1998)

• Refers to a number of metals, including lead, mercury, arsenic, and silver (among others) that have a relatively high atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom). They are often toxic at relatively low concentrations, causing a variety of environmental problems.

文献（引用）

• Botkin, D. B. & Keller, E. A. 1998. Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, 2nd ed. -xxxxii + 649 pp. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.

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