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heavy metal
Any metal with a high specific gravity, generally > 5.
Heavy metals include:
1) iron (Fe)
2) cobolt (Co)
3) copper (Cu)
4) manganese (Mn)
5) molybdenum (Mo)
6) zinc (Zn)
7) vanadium (Vn)
8) lead (Pb)
9) mercury (Hg)
10) gold (Au)
11) silver (Ag)
12) cadmium (Cd)
13) arsenic (As)
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References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999