Nowadays, there are more and more metal products in our lives, and the application of metals in our lives can be said to be profound. The benefits they bring to our lives can also be directly seen. Everything has both good and bad sides, and metal pollution has a significant impact on our lives. Metal pollution refers to environmental pollution caused by heavy metals or their compounds. The main reasons for metal pollution now are mining, exhaust gas emissions, combustion of fossil fuels, sewage irrigation, and the use of heavy metal products, which also depend on the consequences of our misuse of metals.
Metal pollution also causes great harm to us. Nowadays, there are more and more cars in our cities, and cars are also a very convenient means of transportation for us. Lead compounds, as explosion-proof agents, can be added to gasoline to improve the efficiency of engines. Nearly 800000 tons of lead are discharged into the atmosphere every year. When lead enters the body, it can cause a decrease in intelligence, sensory dysfunction, reduced motor function and nerve conduction speed, inhibit the synthesis of hemoglobin, and lead to anemia. It can also affect the regulatory ability of bone function and bone mineral metabolism, leading to delayed growth and development, short stature, and other hazards to us.
Metals also cause serious pollution to our soil and water sources, which is actually our pollution. Most of the food we consume comes from the soil, and grains and vegetables are the main sources of lead in the human body. The lead in grains and vegetables mainly comes from the soil, water, and air. The lead in food is slowly absorbed by the human body, causing harm to multiple systems such as the nervous system, hematopoietic system, digestion, kidneys, cardiovascular system, and endocrine system. Therefore, there is now an emerging term for metal recycling.
Metal recycling can also be called turning waste into treasure. How to reduce metal pollution, the most crucial thing is actually metal recycling and reuse. We can process industrial waste metal and reuse it in our time, which will turn harm into profit, turn waste into treasure, and environmental protection is closely related to our personal interests. Therefore, metal recycling is becoming increasingly popular, and metal recycling also makes an important contribution to sustainable development of resources. Metal recycling is also a matter for each of us, and we must pay attention to the metals around us, not waste metal resources. Now, metal recycling is also a thing that we should all do.