Sources Of Nickel Pollution And Its Impacts On Environment: A Review

Nickel is an essential trace element for plants and animal health. It has widespread distribution on the environment and released to the environment by industrial production, mining and smelting of metalliferous ores. It has many commercial and industrial uses. Nickel and nickel compounds belong to classic noxious agents and also affect plants, animals as well as microorganisms through air, water and soil. The objective of this paper is to summarize the current overview of the occurrence and sources of nickel in the environment and the effect of this metal and its compounds on the environment and also on living organisms.