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Toxins Pollutant Name Location Sources Environment Impact Human health effects Prevention Mercury Found very rarely in Earth?s crust Cinnabar, corderoite, livingstone, otherminerals and rarely in its pure form. It builds up in organisms and up along the food chain Methyl mercury is absorbed by organisms and ends up harming them, ruins the ecosystem. Laws are set up to decrease or completely avoid the use of mercury by EPA (environmental protection begins) Aluminum Found in Earth?s crust. Also near mining areas of Jamaica, Indonesia, and Russia. Made through electrolysis from Al2O2 the aluminum metal comes from aluminum Able to damage roots of trees that are located in ground water, high aluminum concentrates in acidified lakes where fish are present.
