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Posted on January 21, 2019 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

Researchers at the University of Johannesburg are examining fish lice as a potential early warning parasite for fresh water polluted by toxic heavy metals.   The […]

Posted on December 7, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

A Toronto artist who created sculptures by sanding & grinding mussel shells over the past 15 years has been diagnosed with heavy metal poisoning.  Gillian […]

Posted on November 30, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) recently revealed that alarming levels of heavy metals, including lead, were found in kratom products. During a separate investigation […]

Posted on November 16, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

Last weekend in Chicago, researchers from the American Heart Association (AHA) presented preliminary findings linking higher blood levels of heavy metals to increased levels of […]

Posted on November 9, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

Independent news source Westword recently reported that according to Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED), commercial marijuana products sold in the state may be tested for […]

Posted on November 2, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

The 2005 Category 5 Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans by breaching surge protection levees surrounding the city, resulting in 80% of the city being flooded […]

Posted on October 19, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

According to an article printed in the Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, three Sudanese medicinal plants may have the ability to remove heavy […]

Posted on October 5, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

Australian researchers have discovered a way to filter toxic heavy metals from water using aluminum and gallium.  According to an article published in Advanced Functional […]

Posted on August 31, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

According to research published in the British Medical Journal, exposure to heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium and copper may lead to an increased risk […]

Posted on August 3, 2018 In Heavy Metals and Health, Heavy Metals in the News

A new study has found that the water hyacinth plant is successful in removing toxic heavy metals from the River Tawes, south of Wales.  The […]