heavy metal

Example Sentences

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Although platinum was not measured in those cases, they show that Icelandic volcanoes can transport heavy metals over long distances.

From Science Daily

Initial testing by the nonprofit environmental group Heal the Bay in the weeks after the fires documented a spike in lead, mercury and other heavy metals in coastal waters.

From Los Angeles Times

The results, he claimed, revealed elevated levels of heavy metals, such as mercury, in 16 of the products tested.

From Salon

We were herded along a corridor and through the heavy metal door where I had last seen Harry de Vries.

From Literature

Missiles and bombs contain heavy metals and other toxic pollutants, which can linger for decades in air, soil and water.

From Los Angeles Times