Metals are constituents of vital proteins that drive numerous critical biochemical activities
essential for life. In addition, metallic elements have become integral parts of human …

Metallic compounds are a very important group of carcinogens. Metals are ubiquitous in the
natural environment and are frequently found in the work place. The common occurrence of …

Metals are essential for the normal functioning of living organisms. Their uses in biological
systems are varied, but are frequently associated with sites of critical protein function, such …

Metal exposure is pervasive and not limited to sporadic poisoning events or toxic waste
sites. Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are affected by chronic metal …

Metal ions and compounds are essential to life and many people routinely take them as food
supplements in the form of vitamin and mineral pills. Most non-essential metals are …

Chronic exposure to many heavy metals and metal-derivatives is associated with an
increased risk of cancer, although the mechanisms of tumorigenesis are largely unknown …

Many metals are essential for living organisms, but at higher doses they may be toxic and
carcinogenic. Metal exposure occurs mainly in occupational settings and environmental …

Metals dominate the inorganic side of the universe. In fact, out of the 98 naturally occurring
elements identified so far, 71 are metals and the rest are non-metals or metalloids …

Metals have been in the environment during the entire evolution of man and the use of
metals is key to human civilization. None-the-less, several very toxic species are included in …

Metal ion exposure is more and more increasing, and so are the related toxic effects on
humans. Metal ions enter everyday life: metal compounds are used in medicine, in …