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Toxic heavy metal

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BRITNEY SPEARS – Toxic (Metal Cover by Lauren Babic ft. Lee Albrecht)

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Examining the effects of human exposure to heavy metals and pesticides

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Popular baby foods "tainted" with toxic heavy metals, report says

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A Static Lullaby - "Toxic" (Britney Spears cover)

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Britney Spears - "Toxic" (cover by Our Last Night)

A toxic heavy metal is any relatively dense metal or metalloid that is noted for its potential toxicity, especially in environmental contexts. The term has particular application to cadmium, mercury, lead and arsenic, all of which appear in the World Health Organisation's list of 10 chemicals of major public concern. Other examples include manganese, chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, selenium, silver, antimony and thallium.