toxic metal
Dangerous heavy element
A toxic metal is a metallic element that poses health risks to humans, animals, or ecosystems even at low concentrations.
Lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium are common examples.
These metals accumulate in body tissues and cause damage over time: The water supply was contaminated with toxic metals.
Some, like iron and zinc, are essential in trace amounts but toxic at higher levels.
- antimonyBrittle metalloid, symbol Sb
- arsenicToxic metalloid element
- cadmiumElement forty-eight
- chromiumElement twenty-four
- thalliumSoft toxic metallic element
lead · lead poisoning · soil pollution · Minamata disease · mercury · neurotoxicity · brain damage · environmental cleanup · carcinogenicity · kidney damage · barium · bioaccumulation · blood test · safe levels · cobalt · liver toxicity · mining operations · air pollutants
- workplace safetyworkplace safety, PPE, safety standards, worker safety, goggles
- mercury pollutionmercury poisoning, mercury exposure, mercury vapor, methylmercury, mercury contamination
- quicksilverquicksilver, mercury, cinnabar, vermilion
toxic metalessential mineral
Necessary dietary inorganic nutrient
micronutrient · calcium · essential nutrient · iron · zinc