Lead pollution: Impact on environment and human health and approach for a sustainable solution

Normally the word pollution states the expulsion of many elements, components, and waste products with a lot of harmful constituents into the natural surroundings in large quantities that interrupts or ruins its aptitude to support the ecosystem. Nowadays the most reported and notable pollutants are toxic metals (lead, cadmium, mercury) which are the waste products released by various industries and spent batteries. This metal can be found naturally on the outermost layer of the earth, soils, and water but in low amounts. This metal causes pollution of soil, water, and air on a global scale. Recently, it is expected that the global production of lead has increased due to the high manufacturing of automobiles,…