Open AccessEnvironmental Science

M. Arjomandi, H. Shirkhanloo

2019.9.30Analytical Methods in Environmental Chemistry Journal

DOI: 10.24200/amecj.v2.i03.73

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Monitoring and measuring heavy metals is crucial for human health and environmental toxicity assessment.

Abstract

Heavy metals are vital and necessary in our daily lives. Moreover, if the amounts of heavy metals are more than the acceptable amounts (mentioned by WHO) in soil, water, and air, indeed, they cause a lot of diseases in human bodies. Therefore, monitoring and measuring the amounts of heavy metals that are arduous and difficult are so important. In this review paper, a lot of studies that have been carried out on the determination and quantification of heavy metals in human bodies, soil, and water are considered. Moreover, the effect of toxicity of each heavy metal on human health is assessed. According to WHO, EPA, NIOSH, ACGIH, and clinical chemistry, the determination of heavy metals such as Cd, Pb, Zn, Hg, Cu, Mn is very important in the human body and Environmental matrixes.

Citation format

ARJOMANDI, M.; SHIRKHANLOO, H. A review: Analytical methods for heavy metals determination in environment and human samples. Analytical Methods in Environmental Chemistry Journal, 2019.