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Effect of Environmental Lead on Human Health

Meena Iqbal¹, Shahbano² and M. N. Khan³

1Asian Biotech. Research Centre, Bhopal - 462 001 India.

²Bhoj Open University , Bhopal India.

³Saifia College of Science and Education, Bhopal - 462 001 India.

ABSTRACT: Lead is a abundant metal in nature, occuring in lead mineral. Lead intake is by diet, air and water each day in living beings.This Pb effect the heme synthesis of the bloodwhich causes hematological disruption of respiratory pigments such as cytochromes, aneaemia, kidney disfunctioning and brain damage.This can be cured by chelating agents

KEYWORDS: Lead(Pb), toxic, biochemical

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