Year: 2023 | Month: October | Volume: 10 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 245-253
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20231032
Impact of Heavy Metals on the Climate Change
Hassan Alzain
Environmental Protection Organization, Saudi Aramco, Al-Midra Tower, Dhahran 31311, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT
One of the most significant issues facing decision-makers who are committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals as outlined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is climate change. The effects of climate change are already being seen, including rising temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, changes in ocean currents, melting of ice sheets, rising sea levels, and an increase in the frequency and severity of sea level events. Other effects include melting permafrost, retreating glaciers and ice sheets, an increase in fire-friendly weather, and an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. This has caused the climate change, including an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, along with other climate gasses. Increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, cyclones, and heavy rain, which may affect water quantity and quality, are among them. The primary releases of hazardous chemicals like heavy elements have increased, and this has had an impact on the climate.
Keywords: Heavy metals; climate change, Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, sediment pollution, measure control pollution.
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