Pages on Specific Metals

• Arsenic Expanded!
• Cadmium (Cd)
• Lead (Pb) Expanded!
• Magnesium (Mg)
• Mercury (Hg)
• Plutonium
• Thallium
• Uranium

Relevant Content on Toxipedia

• Toxic Chemicals in Household Products
• Electronic Waste (E-waste)
• Use of metal compounds as pesticides: Pesticides - History
• Pesticide profiles for metal compounds: Zinc phosphide
• US Toxic Sites & Resources
• Persistent Environmental Pollutants
• Tacoma Smelter
• Gold Mining

External Resources

• Dartmouth Toxic Metals Research Program (accessed: 10 April 2009).
  The site has general information on toxic metals.

• U.S. Agency for Toxic Substance Disease Registry (ATSDR). (accessed: 10 April 2009).
  See fact sheets and case studies on many metals and other agents.

• England - Department of Health - Maternal and infant nutrition. (accessed: 9 April 2009).
  The Department of Health provides information on nutritional requirements for children and mothers.

• World Health Organization. (accessed: 10 April 2009).
  Who information on nutrition, also search the health topics section for a specific metal.

• Health Canada - Food and Nutrition. (accessed: 9 April 2009).
  Health Canada provides information on nutritional issues.

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