TOXIC METALS
ALUMINIUM
Antiperspirants, Deodorants, Salt, Tin cans, skin lotions, Aluminum foil, In tap water as a deflocculant and softener, Food additives, Antacids, Aluminium cooking utensils, Baking powder, Anti inflammatory and pain medicines, Douches.
ANTIMONY
Eye liner, Cot liners
ARSENIC
Pesticides and herbicides, Stain resistant material, Wallpaper, Photocopier toner, Coal fired power plants, Smelters, Some marine plants and seafood's, Laundry aids, Beer, Salt, Tobacco smoke, Smog, Bone meal, Dolomite, Kelp, Sheep dip
BARIUM
Lipstick, Diesel exhaust, Polluted water, Barium meals
BERYLLIUM
Hurricane lamps, Lawn mowers, Paraffin, Nuclear industry, Dental appliances
BISMUTH
Cologne, Stomach antacids
CADMIUM
Water running through old metal pipes, Water softener, Cigarette smoke, Air pollution, Seafood, Teas, Bone meal, Oxide dusts, Paints, Welding, Fertilizer, Fungicides, Pesticides, Refined grains, Rice, Coffee, Tea, Soft drinks
CESIUM
Clear as glass plastic, Water running through plastic hoses, Nuclear industry
CHROMIUM
Eyebrow pencil, Water softener salts, Dental appliances
COBALT
Washing powder, Dishwasher detergent, Mouthwash, Cyanocobalamin coloring in pharmaceuticals, Some beers
COPPER
Water running through copper pipes, Jewelry, Beer, Copper Cookware, Pasteurized milk, Hair permanents, Swimming pools, Insecticides, Wine from grapes sprayed with copper Sulphate
ERBIUM
Plastic dental composites, Vitamin and mineral Supplements, Aluminum foil
GALLTIJM
Dental appliances
GOLD
Amalgams, Jewelry
HAFNIUM
Nail polish, Hair spray
HOLIUM
Hand cleaners
IRIDIUM
Dental appliances
LANTHANUM
Photocopier toner
LEAD
Hair color restorer and rinses, Water running through lead pipes and those that have lead solder connections, Leaded fuels, Canned goods, Paint, Newsprint, Colored print, Dolomite, Soft coal, Leaded glass, Ceramic glazes, Pewter ware, Pesticides, Fertilizer, Pottery, Cosmetics, Tobacco smoke, Air Pollution, Rubber toys, Storage Batteries, Canned fruit, Bone meal
MERCURY
Dental amalgams, Sanitary towels, Cotton balls, Dental floss, Toothpicks, Cotton buds, Paints, Explosives, Batteries, Mercurial diuretics, Fungicides, Fluorescent lamps, Cosmetics, Hair dyes, Salt, Manufacture and delivery of petroleum, Fish from contaminated water, Sewage sludge, methyl mercury, chlorine bleaches, Fabric softeners, laxatives containing calomel, Hemorrhoid suppositories, Polishes, Wood preservers, Latex, Solvents, Plastics, Inks used by printers and tattooist, Some paints
NICKEL
Metal jewelry, Glasses frames, Metal watch bands, Detal fillings and retainers, Cooking utensils, Nickel/Cadmium batteries, Cosmetics, Industrial exposure, Hydrogenated oils, Welding, Permanent waves, Ceramic industry, Superphosphate fertilizers, tobacco smoke
NIOBIUM
Many medications
PALADIUM
Dental appliances
PLATINUM
Catalytic converters, Jewelry
POLLONIUM
Radioactive isotope of lead
RADIUM
Nuclear industry, Luminescent clocks
RADON
From leaks in flooring of houses in high radon regions (granite and limestone)
RHENIUM
Spray starch
SILVER
Amalgams, Table ware
STRONTIUM
Toothpaste
TERBIUM
Plastic dental composites, Vitamin and mineral supplements, Aluminum foil
THALLIUM
Dental amalgams, Sanitary towels, Cotton balls, Dental floss, Toothpicks, Cotton buds
THORIUM
From leaks in flooring of houses in high thorium regions
THULIUM
Ester C supplements
TIN
Toothpaste (Stannum fluoride), Industrial waste
TITANIUM
Face powder, Metal dental appliances, food dyes
TUNGSTEN
Corroded rods in water heaters, Electric frying pans, Hair curlers, Toasters, Kettles
URANIUM
From leaks in flooring of houses in high radon regions (granite and limestone), Nuclear industry
VANADIUM
Leaky pipes to gas stoves, Boilers, Water heaters, Diesel fuel, Candles
YTTERBRIUM
Plastic dental composites, Vitamin and mineral supplements, Aluminum foil
ZIRCONIUM
Tea bags, Deodorant, Toothpaste, Mouthwash, Cosmetics,