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Occupational exposure to heavy metals: A review of health outcomes and safety interventions.

Meghna Dipakkumar Chaudhary, Rajvi D Chaudhary, Kshitij Sale, Chaitanya Chaudhary, Pranav Manek, Nirav Parmar, Miral Mehta, Dhaval Niranjan Mehta

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Meghna Dipakkumar ChaudharyDepartment of Environmental Health & Safety, Amneal Pharmaceuticals, USA.
Rajvi D ChaudharyHealth Informatics, Rutgers University, USA.
Kshitij SaleAlumni, Information Technology, Rutgers University, USA.
Chaitanya ChaudharyDepartment of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Rutgers University, USA.
Pranav ManekDepartment of Global and Population Health, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, USA.
Nirav ParmarDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Faculty of Dental Science, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad, Gujarat, India.
Miral MehtaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Uvarsad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Dhaval Niranjan MehtaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Occupational exposure to heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic remains a major global health problem, causing significant morbidity despite decades of regulation. Therefore, it is interest to narrative review data on the pathophysiology, clinical effects and diagnostic biomarkers associated with these exposures. Oxidative stress, enzyme inhibition and ionic mimicry explains the widespread neurotoxic, nephrotoxic, cardiovascular and carcinogenic outcomes. Preventive strategies, including engineering controls and rigorous biomonitoring, are evaluated alongside therapeutic options such as chelation. Thus, protecting worker health requires prioritizing primary prevention and strengthening protocols to reduce exposure at its source.

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bio-monitoringcadmiumheavy metalsleadmercuryneurotoxicityOccupational healthsafety interventions

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PMID41960540
PMCPMC13058348

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