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
2005	1	0	1
2007	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2015	3	0	3
2017	1	1	2
2018	1	1	2
2019	1	0	1
2020	4	0	4
2021	1	0	1

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Han I, Whitworth KW, Christensen B, Afshar M, An Han H, Rammah A, Oluwadairo T, Symanski E. Heavy metal pollution of soils and risk assessment in Houston, Texas following Hurricane Harvey. Environ Pollut. 2022 Mar 01; 296:118717.

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He Y, Xu Y, Lv Y, Nie L, Wang H. Soil Bacterial Community Structure in Turfy Swamp and Its Response to Highway Disturbance. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 10 26; 17(21).

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Ohanian M, Telouk P, Kornblau S, Albarede F, Ruvolo P, Tidwell RSS, Plesa A, Kanagal-Shamanna R, Matera EL, Cortes J, Carson A, Dumontet C. A heavy metal baseline score predicts outcome in acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol. 2020 04; 95(4):422-434.

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Han I, Whitworth KW, Zhang X, Afshar M, Berens PD, Symanski E. Characterization of urinary concentrations of heavy metals among socioeconomically disadvantaged black pregnant women. Environ Monit Assess. 2020 Feb 27; 192(3):200.

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Alquezar C, Felix JB, McCandlish E, Buckley BT, Caparros-Lefebvre D, Karch CM, Golbe LI, Kao AW. Heavy metals contaminating the environment of a progressive supranuclear palsy cluster induce tau accumulation and cell death in cultured neurons. Sci Rep. 2020 01 17; 10(1):569.

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White JT, Kovar E, Chambers TM, Sheth KR, Peckham-Gregory EC, O'Neill M, Langlois PH, Jorgez CJ, Lupo PJ, Seth A. Hypospadias Risk from Maternal Residential Exposure to Heavy Metal Hazardous Air Pollutants. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 03 15; 16(6).

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Callen C, Bhatia J, Czerkies L, Klish WJ, Gray GM. Challenges and Considerations When Balancing the Risks of Contaminants with the Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables for Infants and Toddlers. Nutrients. 2018 Oct 24; 10(11).

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Wang H, Nie L, Xu Y, Du C, Zhang T, Wang Y. Effects of Highway-Related Pollutant on the Groundwater Quality of Turfy Swamps in the Changbai Mountain Area. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 08 03; 15(8).

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Wang H, Nie L, Xu Y, Li M, Lv Y. Traffic-emitted metal status and uptake by Carex meyeriana Kunth and Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens Fernald growing in roadside turfy swamp in the Changbai Mountain area, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Jul; 25(19):18498-18509.

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McCarthy RL, Duncan AD, Barton MC. Sample Preparation for Mass Cytometry Analysis. J Vis Exp. 2017 04 29; (122).

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