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Heavy metals and Pollution

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Difference between Heavy metals and Pollution

Heavy metals vs. Pollution

Heavy metals are generally defined as metals with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.

Similarities between Heavy metals and Pollution

Heavy metals and Pollution have 24 things in common (in Unionpedia): Arsenic, Astronomy, Bioaccumulation, Birth defect, Cadmium, Car, Carcinogen, Chemical hazard, Chlorine, Chromium, Gasoline, Industrial waste, Lead, Lead–acid battery, Metal toxicity, Microplastics, Mining, Oxygen, Polyvinyl chloride, Prehistory, Surface runoff, United States Department of the Interior, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Zinc.

Arsenic

Arsenic is a chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33.

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Astronomy

Astronomy (from ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.

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Bioaccumulation

Bioaccumulation is the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other chemicals in an organism.

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Birth defect

A birth defect, also known as a congenital disorder, is a condition present at birth regardless of its cause.

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Cadmium

Cadmium is a chemical element with symbol Cd and atomic number 48.

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Car

A car (or automobile) is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transportation.

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Carcinogen

A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis, the formation of cancer.

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Chemical hazard

A chemical hazard is a type of occupational hazard caused by exposure to chemicals in the workplace.

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Chlorine

Chlorine is a chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17.

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Chromium

Chromium is a chemical element with symbol Cr and atomic number 24.

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Gasoline

Gasoline (American English), or petrol (British English), is a transparent, petroleum-derived liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in spark-ignited internal combustion engines.

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Industrial waste

Industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such as that of factories, industries, mills, and mining operations.

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Lead

Lead is a chemical element with symbol Pb (from the Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.

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Lead–acid battery

The lead–acid battery was invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté and is the oldest type of rechargeable battery.

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Metal toxicity

Metal toxicity or metal poisoning is the toxic effect of certain metals in certain forms and doses on life.

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Microplastics

Microplastics are small pieces of plastic that pollute the environment.

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Mining

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an orebody, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element with symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or '''vinyl''', commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene.

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Prehistory

Human prehistory is the period between the use of the first stone tools 3.3 million years ago by hominins and the invention of writing systems.

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Surface runoff

Surface runoff (also known as overland flow) is the flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flows over the Earth's surface.

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United States Department of the Interior

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30.

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Heavy metals and Pollution Comparison

Heavy metals has 516 relations, while Pollution has 323. As they have in common 24, the Jaccard index is 2.86% = 24 / (516 + 323).

References

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