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Zinc Poisoning

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030705

Zinc is a metal as well as an essential mineral. If you take a multivitamin, chances are it has zinc in it. In this form, zinc is both necessary and relatively safe. Zinc however, can be mixed with other materials to make industrial items such as paint, dyes, and more. These combination substances can be particularly toxic.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030705
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNIH Medline Plus
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030705",
  "term": "Zinc Poisoning",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Zinc is a metal as well as an essential mineral. If you take a multivitamin, chances are it has zinc in it. In this form, zinc is both necessary and relatively safe. Zinc however, can be mixed with other materials to make industrial items such as paint, dyes, and more. These combination substances can be particularly toxic.",
  "references": [
    "NIH Medline Plus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/zinc-poisoning/"
}

Record 30,705 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.