Toxic Metals

<h2>Toxic metals</h2>

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<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimony" title="Antimony">Antimony</a> (a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalloid" title="Metalloid">metalloid</a>)</li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic" title="Arsenic">Arsenic</a> (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic_poisoning" title="Arsenic poisoning">arsenic poisoning</a>) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalloid" title="Metalloid">metalloid</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium" title="Barium">Barium</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryllium" title="Beryllium">Beryllium</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium" title="Cadmium">Cadmium</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium_poisoning" title="Cadmium poisoning">cadmium poisoning</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">Lead</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning" title="Lead poisoning">lead poisoning</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_%28element%29" title="Mercury (element)">Mercury</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_poisoning" title="Mercury poisoning">mercury poisoning</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmium" title="Osmium">Osmium</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thallium" title="Thallium">Thallium</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanadium" title="Vanadium">Vanadium</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive" title="Radioactive" class="mw-redirect">Radioactive</a> metals:

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<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actinium" title="Actinium">Actinium</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium" title="Thorium">Thorium</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium" title="Uranium">Uranium</a></li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium" title="Radium">Radium</a></li>

<li>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transuranium" title="Transuranium" class="mw-redirect">transuraniums</a>, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutonium" title="Plutonium">plutonium</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium" title="Americium">americium</a>, etc.</li>

<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polonium" title="Polonium">Polonium</a> (a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalloid" title="Metalloid">metalloid</a>)</li>

<li>Radioactive isotopes of metallic elements not otherwise strongly toxic, e.g. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt-60" title="Cobalt-60">cobalt-60</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strontium-90" title="Strontium-90">strontium-90</a>.</li>

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<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">Aluminium</a> has no biological role and its classification into toxic metals is controversial. Significant toxic effects and accumulation to tissues have been observed in renally impaired patients.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_metal#cite_note-1">[2]</a></sup> However, individuals with healthy kidneys can be exposed to large amounts of aluminium with no ill effects. Thus, aluminium is not considered dangerous to persons with normal elimination capacity.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_metal#cite_note-2">[3]</a></sup></p>