See also:
Lead |
Mercury |
Glossary
Terms
Arsenic
A
metal widely distributed in nature and found mostly in water. Industrial
contamination is the primary source of airborne arsenic. Active smelters
may be
a source of high exposure to arsenic fumes and dust. The manufacture of
pesticides and other agricultural products is the major source of
occupational
exposure. Arsenic has been associated with skin cancer, lung cancer,
peripheral
vascular disease and liver injury. Reproductive effects have been noted
in
animals.(3)
Cadmium (Cd)
A heavy metal element that accumulates in the
environment.(1)
Heavy metals
Metallic elements with high atomic weights, e.g.,
mercury, chromium, cadmium, arsenic, and lead; can damage living things
at low
concentrations and tend to accumulate in the food chain.(1)
Mercury
A heavy metal that can accumulate in the environment
and is
highly toxic if breathed or swallowed. (See: heavy metals.)(1)
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Information Sources and
Organizations
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following
summary databases to learn more!Looking for articles, reports, or scientific literature on
Heavy
Metals? Click on the following bibliographic databases to learn
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research databases to learn more!Looking for Health Surveys that address Heavy Metals? Click
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following heavy metals to learn more!Looking for Organizations that are involved in the issue of
Heavy
Metals? Click on the following organizations to learn more!- American Federation of
Teachers
- American Public Health
Association
- California Air Resources
Board
- Centers For Disease Control
and
Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health
- Children's Defense
Fund
- Concerned Citizens of South
Central Los Angeles
- Connecticut Department of
Public
Health
- Council of State and
Territorial
Epidemiologists
- Environmental and
Occupational
Health Sciences Institute
- Environmental Defense
Fund
- Environmental Health
Coalition
- Environmental Health
Education
Center
- Environmental Health
Foundation
- Environmental Working
Group
- Healthy Mothers, Healthy
Babies
- Indiana State Department of
Health
- Kentucky Department for
Public
Health
- Legal Aid Society of
Dayton
- Michigan Department of
Community
Health, Bureau of Child and Family Services, Division of Family and
Community
Health
- Montefiore Medical Center Lead
Poisoning Prevention Program
- Mothers and Others for a
Livable
Planet
- Mount Sinai Center for
Children's
Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
- National Center for
Lead-Safe
Housing
- National Coalition of
Hispanic
Health and Human Services Organizations
- National Institute for
Occupational
Safety and Health
- National Institute of
Environmental
Health Sciences
- National Safety Council,
Environmental Health Center
- Natural Resources Defense
Council,
Children's Environmental Health Initiative
- New Jersey Department of
Health
and Senior Services
- New York Department of
Health,
Center for Environmental Health
- New York Healthy Schools
Network
- North Carolina Department
of
Environment, Health and Natural Resources, Children's Environmental
Health
Branch
- Oklahoma State Department of
Health,
Childhood Lead Poisoning Program
- Pennsylvania Department of
Health,
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Physicians for Social
Responsibility
- Texas Department of
Health
- Tulane Environmental Law
Clinic
- University of Cincinnati,
Department
of Environmental Health
- US Consumer Product Safety
Commission
- US Department of Health and
Human
Services, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
- US Environmental Protection
Agency,
Office of Children's Health Protection
- Wisconsin Council on Children
and
Families
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