What are some commonly found heavy metals found in water?

The most common heavy metal pollutants are arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, lead and mercury. There are different ... A survey of 47 sites with different concentration of zinc found the filamentous green alga 'Hormidium rivulare' to be abundant everywhere, tolerating zinc concentrations as high as 30.2 mg Zn/l. read more

Mercury: Another highly toxic heavy metal that is found in drinking water is mercury. It enters the domestic supplies via household waste (paints, thermometers, and etc), industrial and mining wastes. Atmospheric mercury reaches the soil through acidic rainfall and makes its way into the ground water therefrom. read more