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Search for details about the source of one of the heavy metals. How does the pollutant reach us and likely enter our body and cells? Is it an endocrine disruptor or a neurotoxin? Be sure to include the APA reference(s) for the source(s) of your information.

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Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation. Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their ability to cause membrane and DNA damage, and to perturb protein function and enzyme activity.

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