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IRON -
TOXIC HEAVY METALS FACTSHEET
26
Fe 55.845
Number 26 on the “periodic table� of elements
Iron is the cheapest and one of the most abundant of all metals. It is usually alloyed with carbon or other metals. Pure Iron is very reactive chemically, and rapidly corrodes, especially in moist air or at elevated temperatures. Iron is primarily obtained from the minerals hematite (Fe2O3) and magnetite (Fe3O4). Huge amounts of iron are used to make steel, an alloy of iron and carbon. In addition to helping build the world around us, iron helps keep plants and animals alive. Iron sulfate (FeSO4) is used to treat the blood disease anemia.
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SOURCES Iron does not occur in nature in useful metallic form.
Metallic iron, from which steel is derived, must be extracted from iron ore.Thousands of products having various chemical composition, forms, and sizes are made of iron and steel by casting, forging, and rolling processes. While iron is a necessary supplement in our diets, risk groups of iron overload include: Those who use tobacco products or who are exposed to the smoke, those exposed to iron-containing asbestos, anyone taking excessive amounts of iron; or receiving iron shots, one who consumes on a regular basis a limited diet of red meat, tobacco products and alcohol.
Symptoms of acquired iron overload might include: TOXICITY SYMPTOMS chronic fatigue, arthritic pain in joints, loss of libido
(sex drive) or impotence, amenorrhea (premature cessation of menstrual cycle), changes in skin color such as jaundice, bronze or gray-olive colored skin, a tan without being in the sun, redness in the palms of the hands, abdominal pain, weight loss, shortness of breath, chest pain, heart arrhythmia, depression, elevated blood sugar, hypothyroidism, enlargement of spleen, elevated liver enzymes (ALT/AST) Excess iron lowers the immune system.
TOXICITY Acquired iron overload occurs when one obtains exces-
sive amounts of iron from repeated exposure through supplementation, diet, iron shots, blood transfusion. When iron overload is acquired by oral or injected means, the consequences affect the entire body. However, having prolonged exposure to iron in tobacco directly or indirectly (second hand tobacco smoke) or iron-containing asbestos products can result in iron loaded lung cells. Chronic iron (Fe) overload is characterized by increased focal or generalized deposition within the tissues.
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