Later symptoms of AL toxicity: Paralytic muscular conditions, loss of memory and coordination, confusion, and disorientation.
Other conditions associated with Al toxicity: Alzheimers, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, anemia, hemolysis, leukocytosis, porphyria, colitis, dental cavities, dementia, dialactica, hypoparathyroidism, kidney disfunction, liver dysfunction, neuromuscular disorders, osteomalacia, Parkinson’s disease, peptic ulcer.
Al is found in medications, vaccines, beverages from aluminum cans (e.g. soda, beer), foods cooked in aluminum cookware, use of aluminum-containing antacids, use of anti-perspirants, baking powders, drying agents in salt and other products, processed cheese, bleached flour, drinking water (aluminum is frequently added to municipal water), and fluoridated water, which increases leaching of aluminum from aluminum products (e.g. pots, pans, foil, etc.).
As with various other metals, blood testing is not reliable because Al quickly moves to other parts of the body. Thus, blood levels do not indicate total body load of aluminum. Hair aluminum levels appear to correlate well with bone levels of aluminum.
Children are commonly born with Al toxicity passed from the mother to the fetus through the placenta.
Arsenic As in excess
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Symptoms and conditions associated with As excess are: abdominal pain, abnormal ECG, anorexia, brain damage, dermatitis, diarrhea, edema, fever, fluid loss, goiter, hair loss, headache, herpes, impaired healing, jaundice, keratosis, kidney damage, liver dysfunction, muscle spasm, pallor, peripheral neuritis, sore throat, stomatitis, stupor, vasodilation, vertigo, vitiligo, weakness.
Iodine and selenium are antagonists of arsenic. Arsenite accumulates in the hair tissues. Thus, hair analysis is a valuable means of detecting arsenic toxicity.
As is used in alloys of lead (e.g. car batteries, ammunition) and brass. It is also a common n-type dopant in semiconductor electronic devices. As and its compounds, (e.g. trioxide) are used in the production of pesticides, treated wood products, herbicides, insecticides, fertilizers, and some cancer drugs. As is also found in volcanic ash, smelter dust from copper, gold, and lead.
Organic arsenate is found in a variety of foods including seafood. Inorganic arsenate or arsenite is found in rice; apple, pear, and grape juices; beer; table salt; drinking water; paint; cosmetics; pigments; rat poison; glass and mirror manufacture; fungicides; wood preservatives; and commercial chicken, turkey, and pork feed.