The Role of Metals in the Development of Human Civilization

* Plants can remove metals from low grade ores. The metal can be recovered by processing the ash from burning the plants.

Heavy Metal has another musical ancestor which is The Blues. (Morton, Blythe, from Lamb of God 2001), stated that the guitar is an African instrument, and the Guitar was used in slave music, and influenced the Blues and Heavy Metal now in today’s music. In the movie: Metal, A Headbangers Journey, The director and producer/ anthropologist Sam Dunn, interviews many Heavy Metal Pioneers such as Toni Iommi, Ozzy Ozborne, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Zombie, and they all claim to say that The Blues and Jazz classical type music were influential in their music.

The Natural Step provides a framework for considering the effects of materials selection on human health. Robèrt suggested that many human health problems, particularly those of children, result from materials we use in our daily lives. The extraction of resources such as fossil fuels and metal ores from the planet’s crust produces carcinogens and results in heavy metals entering the earth’s surface biosphere

Cadmium is dangerous because it can cause kidney failure. It travels in the blood toward the liver where it shares bonds with proteins. It then travels to the kidneys where it can gather.

Located deep in the Taisto desert, the Wasecan people can be found. The Taisto desert is surrounded by an ocean on the east and west sides of the land with a mountain range located to the north. The Keiko mountain range is composed of moderately high peaks with a few active volcanoes. Therefore, seismic activity is a problem that is often experienced by the Wasecan people.

iii. Aluminum is one of the most abundant elements found in the environment. [4] Therefore, human exposure to this metal is

Underground mining involves large scale movements of rock and vegetation, which creates potential risks of land and tunnel collapse. Furthermore, this process of mining can release toxic compounds into surrounding water bodies. As the water takes on harmful concentrations, it can pollute the region surrounding the mine, as well as neighbouring water bodies. This can affect the growth of vegetation, animals and humans living in the surrounding areas. This form of mining also has high demand for water, which can deplete supplies in the surrounding region (Web.mit.edu, 2017). When copper is mined, toxic compounds are released into the air. The dust released during the mining of copper can release a variety of impurities associated with common health problems. Mining is also dependent on fossil fuels, which when released have harmful effects on the atmosphere (Web.mit.edu, 2017).

Overpowering metals accumulate in the body, initiating various achievement issues and impacts all organs in the body.

A lot of local waste water and waste dumps use fossil fuels containing some copper particles to produce fertilizers and other natural sources like vegetation’s and sprays. Thus, copper is very prevalent in the environment. There was about “1,400,000,000 pounds of copper released into the environment in the year 2000”. As copper is being released it binds strongly to organic material in the soil. Meaning there is cooper compounds that get into the ground water and eventually reached rivers and lakes. The indoor effect of copper comes mostly from the burning of things like heaters and propane tanks that use copper tubing to get indoors. Basic copper does not break apart in the

Copper: Electroplating and metalworking industries discharge large amounts of heavy metals, including copper (Cu) and nickel (Ni) ions, in their effluents [Ting-Chu et al. 2009]. Environmental contamination due to copper is caused by mining, printed circuits, metallurgical, fiber production, pipe corrosion and metal plating industries. The other major industries discharging copper in their effluents are paper and pulp, petroleum refining and wood preserving. Agricultural sources such as fertilizers, fungicidal sprays and animal wastes also lead to water pollution due to copper. Copper may be found as a contaminant in food, especially shell fish, liver, mushrooms, nuts and chocolates. Any packaging container using copper material may contaminate

Mercury poisoning around the world spread dangerously into the waters and into foods that people ate, especially fish, creating not only health issues, but also environmental issues. Dietary exposure to methylmercury is the most common type of mercury exposure. Methylmercury is an organic form that is found in fish, contaminating them (Gerdes, 2006). Methylmercury was created when elemental mercury got into rivers, lakes, and oceans, therefore forming mercury poisoning in many types of fish. Even though fish contained many good vitamins, minerals, and protein, fish attracted methylmercury, which was extremely toxic to organ of the

The lead was one of the first metals detected and used by humans. They figured out how to take advantage of it, by low melting points, which gave them the ability to form stable compounds that made it useful in the manufacture of hundreds of products. This commercial attractiveness has resulted in the processing of millions of tons of lead ore, leading to widespread dissemination of lead in the human environment. Despite its usefulness, the risks are more and worse than its benefits.

beings as well as other animals often manifested by an increased level of heavy metals.

Gather, process, analyse and present information from secondary sources on the range of alloys produced and the reasons for the production and use of these alloys

Mercury is a chemical element of heavy silver and white metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures. The main use of mercury is the making of thermometers and barometers. Sometimes mercury is used as an electrode in the production of batteries. Mercury can be very toxic and harmful to the human body. If inhaled it can cause destruction to the nervous, digestive, and immune systems and can even be fatal. Mercury is found in many natural sources such as volcanos, forest fires, and fossil fuels (coal and petroleum). Studies show power plants to be the largest source of mercury in the United States. Humans can prevent mercury contamination in several ways. When shopping for items such as thermometers, try to get them “mercury free.”