Metal toxicity
Metal toxicity or metal poisoning is the bad effect of certain metals doses on life. Most heavy metals are toxic. But, some heavy metals like iron are essential for life.[1] Elements that we need in our body may also be toxic when in high doses.
Testing and treatment for poisoning
[change | change source]People are always being exposed to metals in the environment. Medical tests can find metals in our body but does not show that a person is poisoned. Metal screening tests should not be used unless there is reason to believe that a person has had been exposed to excess metals.[2]
A treatment for metal poisoning may be chelation therapy. Chelation is a type of bonding of ions and metals.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Dartmouth Toxic Metals | Superfund Research Program". sites.dartmouth.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ↑ "American College of Medical Toxicology and The American Academy of Clinical Toxicology | Choosing Wisely". www.choosingwisely.org. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ↑ M. H. Kroneck, Peter; E. Sosa Torres, Martha, eds. (2021-01-18). Metals, Microbes, and Minerals - the biogeochemical side of life. De Gruyter. pp. 59–80. doi:10.1515/9783110589771-009. ISBN 978-3-11-058890-3. S2CID 242106471.