Criticality of metals and metalloids.

Speciation of trace metals and metalloids by solid phase extraction with spectrometric detection: a critical review

Considerable interest is continuing to be shown in the speciation of metals, metalloids, and organometals due to the dependence of their toxicity and mobility on their chemical form. This review focuses on the speciation analysis of metals, metalloids, and organometals by solid phase extraction before spectrometric detection, and all aspects of analytical speciation such as determination of oxi...

DETOX Program Fact Sheet – Heavy Metals and Metalloids

Heavy Metals and Metalloids As a Cause for Protein Misfolding and Aggregation

While the toxicity of metals and metalloids, like arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead and chromium, is undisputed, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not entirely clear. General consensus holds that proteins are the prime targets; heavy metals interfere with the physiological activity of specific, particularly susceptible proteins, either by forming a complex with functional side chain groups ...

Adsorption of some toxic elements from water samples on modified activated carbon, activated carbon and red soil using neutron activation analysis

A simple and sensitive method for the determination of some metalloids and heavy metals in water samples is presented. The method is based on the preconcentration of the attachment of chelating functionalities with metalloids and toxic metals irreversibly and targeted towards toxic metals adsorbed on modified activated carbon, activated carbon and red soil particles at pH 3.0–9.0±0.2, followed ...

Effects of different drying processes on the concentrations 4 of metals and metalloids in plant materials 5 Hossain

9 Abstract The drying process of fresh plant materials may 10 affect the porous structure, dehydration and a number of 11 quality characteristics of these materials. Therefore, this 12 study has investigated the effect of different drying pro13 cesses on the variation of metal and metalloid concentra14 tions in the dried plant materials. Seven varieties of native 15 plant species collected from...