Metals, Heavy

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Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Descriptor ID	D019216
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.556 D01.552.544
Concept/Terms	Metals, Heavy Metals, Heavy Heavy Metals

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Metals, Heavy [D01.268.556]
Metals [D01.552]
Metals, Heavy [D01.552.544]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	3	0	3
2002	4	0	4
2003	3	0	3
2004	2	0	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	2	1	3
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	0	2
2017	2	1	3
2018	3	0	3
2019	2	2	4
2020	3	0	3
2021	4	0	4
2022	2	0	2
2023	1	1	2
2025	5	0	5

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Wagoner RS, Lopez-Galvez NI, Canales RA, Farland LV, von Hippel FA, de Zapien JG, Rosales CB, Beamer PI, Furlong MA. Longitudinal Nephrotoxic Metal Exposure in a Cohort of Farm Workers in Sonora, Mexico. J Occup Environ Med. 2025 Dec 01; 67(12):1005-1013.

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Wagoner RS, L?pez-G?lvez NI, Casarez IJ, Canales RA, Beamer PI, Farland LV, von Hippel FA, de Zapien JG, Rosales CB, Furlong MA. Longitudinal associations and interactions of heat and metal(loid) exposure with kidney outcomes in Mexican agricultural workers. Environ Res. 2025 Nov 15; 285(Pt 3):122533.

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Contreras EM, von Hippel FA, Cameron S, Del Simone K, Amir Abdul Nasir AF, Postlethwait J, Wilson R. Tissue tropism of toxic metals in northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) and northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) on Groote Eylandt, Australia. PLoS One. 2025; 20(6):epone.0322386.

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Rodr?guez Quintana S, von Hippel FA, Orozco M, Solomons N, Billheimer D, Sans-Fuentes MA, Amistadi MK, Sneed S, Beamer P, Zamora A, Rivera E, Forsten R, Gandhi P. Exposure to toxic metal(loid)s via breastmilk and stunting in infants living in the Lake Atitl?n watershed, Guatemala. Environ Pollut. 2025 Jun 15; 375:126273.

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Panda BP, Parida SP, Pradhan A, Mohanta YK, Parthipan P, Narayan M, Sarma H. Identifying ecological risk zones using spatial prioritization of heavy metal pollution and bioaccumulation in birds. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2025 Apr; 32(18):11727-11748.

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Hoque A, Tanbi TA, Saha N, Howlader S, Sarker N, Chowdhury AI, Bandyopadhyay A, Islam S, Bakar MA, Alam NE, Chakraborty AK, Ganguli S. Assessing Trace Metal-Based Human Health Risks for Commonly Used Body Soaps in Bangladesh. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2024 Oct; 202(10):4802-4812.

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Toropova AP, Toropov AA, Roncaglioni A, Benfenati E, Leszczynska D, Leszczynski J. CORAL: Model of Ecological Impact of Heavy Metals on Soils via the Study of Modification of Concentration of Biomolecules in Earthworms (Eisenia fetida). Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2023 May; 84(4):504-515.

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Garcia CAB, Monteiro ASC, da Costa SSL, de Macedo Arguelho MLP, Ara?jo RGO, Carneiro MER, do Patroc?nio Hora Alves J. Geochemistry of trace metals in surface sediments from the continental slope of the states of Sergipe and Alagoas, Northeastern Brazil. Mar Pollut Bull. 2023 Jan; 186:114472.

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Lerma M, Cantu J, Banu KS, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Environmental assessment in fine jewelry in the U.S.-Mexico's Paso del Norte region: A qualitative study via X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Mar 10; 863:161004.

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Davis FR, Ali HH, Rosenzweig JA, Vrinceanu D, Maruthi Sridhar BB. Characterization of Chemical and Bacterial Concentrations in Floor Dust Samples in Southeast Texas Households. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 11 25; 18(23).

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