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  2. Metal toxicity - Wikipedia

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    Toxic metals sometimes imitate the action of an essential element, interfering with the metabolic processes resulting in illness. Many metals, particularly heavy metals are toxic, but some are essential, and some, such as bismuth, have a low toxicity. Metals in an oxidation state abnormal to the body may also become toxic: chromium(III) is an ...

  3. Toxic heavy metal - Wikipedia

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    A toxic heavy metal is a common but misleading term for a metal-like element noted for its potential toxicity. [4] Not all heavy metals are toxic and some toxic metals are not heavy. [ 5 ] Elements often discussed as toxic include cadmium , mercury and lead , [ 6 ] all of which appear in the World Health Organization 's list of 10 chemicals of ...

  4. Oligodynamic effect - Wikipedia

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    Besides the individual toxic effects of each metal, a wide range of metals are nephrotoxic in humans and/or in animals. [29] Some metals and their compounds are carcinogenic to humans. [citation needed] A few metals, such as lead and mercury, can cross the placental barrier and adversely affect fetal development. [30]

  5. Cadmium poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Cadmium is a naturally occurring toxic metal with common exposure in industrial workplaces, plant soils, and from smoking. Due to its low permissible exposure in humans, overexposure may occur even in situations where only trace quantities of cadmium are found.

  6. Mercury poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Mercury poisoning is a type of metal poisoning due to exposure to mercury. [3] Symptoms depend upon the type, dose, method, and duration of exposure. [3] [4] They may include muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness in the hands and feet, skin rashes, anxiety, memory problems, trouble speaking, trouble hearing, or trouble seeing. [1]

  7. Is This Toxic Mold? How To Know If It's In Your House—And Why ...

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    So, in 2022, Baehr founded Just Well Law, a personal injury firm focusing on cases involving toxic exposures. The following year, a jury awarded her family $3.1 million in their lawsuit, which is ...

  8. Arsenic, Lead Among Toxic Metals in Tampons, Study Says - AOL

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    Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley detected 16 metals in tampons from stores in New York City, Athens, and London.

  9. Heavy metals - Wikipedia

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    Some heavy metals are either essential nutrients (typically iron, cobalt, copper and zinc), or relatively harmless (such as ruthenium, silver and indium), but can be toxic in larger amounts or certain forms. Other heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead, are highly poisonous.