Heavy metals comprise the block of metals belonging to Groups 3 to 16 of the periodic table, in periods of 4 or greater. The terms ‘heavy metals’, ‘toxic metals’, ‘trace metals’, ‘trace elements’ and ‘trace constituents’ are often used interchangeably in the literature, in reference to metals in aquatic systems. More information
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