Heavy metals can have a negative impact on aquatic ecosystems, the food chain, and human health.
Heavy metals are sometimes called 'trace metals'. They are the metallic elements of the periodic table. Following are some of the heavy metals we were able to acquire information on. You may click on the name of a metal for more information. Heavy metals can enter a water supply by industrial and consumer waste, or even from acidic rain breaking down soils and releasing heavy metals into streams, lakes, rivers, and groundwater.