Yes. Here’s a video describing a copper poisoning case: www.youtube.com/watch?v=saxga-xm0Rk
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hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months agoWait, can copper be poisonous?
Gxost@lemmy.world 2 months ago
neidu3@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yes, but not as much as many other metals. We’retalking large amounts over a long period of time.
On sidenote, everything is poisonous, it’s just a matter of dosage.
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
On sidenote, everything is poisonous, it’s just a matter of dosage.
That’s a terrifying way of viewing it, thank you.
orthocanna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Over time most metals can build up in your body if they’re not in a compound your body can process.
Copper, lead, cadmium etc - it’s difficult for your body to expell them so they build up in your tissues
skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
all metals that bind to sulfur well are to some degree poisonous. these are lead, mercury, thallium, some platinides (in salt form), arsenic, and also copper, but less than others. some metals have other mechanisms of toxicity, like nickel, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, beryllium or barium. some of these accumulate in brain or bones, and some don’t. some are more toxic when inhaled like zinc or chromium