**3. Consequences of environmental pollution**

Due to heavy metal contamination, the environment has lost its capacity to support life and transmit its fundamental values. Heavy metals are present in the environment naturally, but because of human activity, their occurrence is considerably more extreme than it is. This puts the lives of humans, animals, and plants in danger. But it presents significant obstacles to our knowledge and way of life. Environmental contamination is the introduction of anything new to our environment. The primary causes of pollution in our environment are anthropogenic, or man-made, sources. The presence of pollutants in a region has the potential to disrupt the overall ecological
