The Easily Overlooked Effect of Global Warming: Diffusion of Heavy Metals

The Easily Overlooked Effect of Global Warming: Diffusion of Heavy Metals

2024 | Wenqi Xiao, Yunfeng Zhang, Xiaodie Chen, Ajia Sha, Zhuang Xiong, Yingyong Luo, Lianxin Peng, Liang Zou, Changsong Zhao, Qiang Li
The article discusses the impact of global warming on the diffusion and transformation of heavy metals in the environment, emphasizing their adverse effects on ecosystems and organisms. Global warming, driven by human activities such as industrialization and deforestation, has led to rising temperatures, increased carbon dioxide concentrations, and altered weather patterns. These changes have facilitated the movement of heavy metals from their original locations, leading to increased levels in various ecosystems. The review highlights how global warming enhances the mobility of heavy metals through various pathways, including the atmosphere, aquatic environments, and soil. It also explores the bioavailability of heavy metals under global warming conditions, influenced by factors such as temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, organic matter, and soil moisture. The article further examines the effects of heavy metals on aquatic life and soil organisms, showing how they disrupt ecological balances and pose risks to human health. Finally, it suggests the need for long-term field experiments and the development of ecologically friendly methods to address the challenges posed by heavy metal pollution in a warming climate.The article discusses the impact of global warming on the diffusion and transformation of heavy metals in the environment, emphasizing their adverse effects on ecosystems and organisms. Global warming, driven by human activities such as industrialization and deforestation, has led to rising temperatures, increased carbon dioxide concentrations, and altered weather patterns. These changes have facilitated the movement of heavy metals from their original locations, leading to increased levels in various ecosystems. The review highlights how global warming enhances the mobility of heavy metals through various pathways, including the atmosphere, aquatic environments, and soil. It also explores the bioavailability of heavy metals under global warming conditions, influenced by factors such as temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, organic matter, and soil moisture. The article further examines the effects of heavy metals on aquatic life and soil organisms, showing how they disrupt ecological balances and pose risks to human health. Finally, it suggests the need for long-term field experiments and the development of ecologically friendly methods to address the challenges posed by heavy metal pollution in a warming climate.
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