Science Common Sense
1386 - What are the effects of heavy metal pollution.
Imagine your body is like the Earth, and just like the Earth can get polluted, your body can too. Heavy metal pollution is when bad things like lead, mercury, and arsenic get into the air, water, and soil.
This can harm you in many ways:
- Brain problems: It can affect your brain, making it hard to learn, remember, and even talk.
- Sick stomach: It can hurt your tummy, making you feel sick or giving you diarrhea.
- Skin problems: It can cause skin irritation, rashes, or even change the color of your skin.
- Cancer risk: In very bad cases, it can even increase the risk of getting cancer.
- Birth problems: If a mom gets exposed while she's pregnant, it can harm the baby's growth and health.
These bad things can get into your body through:
- Eating food that's contaminated
- Drinking dirty water
- Breathing polluted air
- Touching polluted soil
We need to take care of the Earth to keep ourselves healthy.