Air, water and soil: all have varying amounts of toxic heavy metals. Gradually, they are entering the human body through the food chain. Down To Earth reports on the extent of the problem in India

Heavy metals are in the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink

Indian industry depends extensively on heavy metals. Toxic emissions are but natural

The content of tin in canned food increases by 7 to 15 times in one year

Study on heavy metal toxicity is long overdue in India. But authorities concerned are yet to open their eyes to the health effects, let alone act

Pesticides kill insects. Then, they poison animals and birds. Humans are hardly out of reach

Pesticides can render birds sterile. Migratory birds can lose sense of direction. The recent history of the world is full of many such examples ess

A crippling lack of data prevents researchers from reaching conclusions