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Heavy Metal Index

Vanadium (V)

Vanadium is listed by Ufelle & Barchowsky 2021 among minor toxic metals for which toxicity has been described.

Overview

Vanadium is listed by Ufelle & Barchowsky 2021 among minor toxic metals for which toxicity has been described. The Essentials chapter does not provide a detailed vanadium subsection, so this node is source-map context only.

Status

This page is a source-map stub created during the re-ingest of Ufelle & Barchowsky 2021. Substantive vanadium-specific expansion awaits a dedicated ingest.

Additional source evidence

Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of clays from Durban (South Africa) for applications in cosmetics reports elemental XRF results for red and white cosmetic clays bought in Durban. Measurements refer to dried and ground market material, with no dermal absorption or species-specific determination.

Frequently asked questions

Is vanadium considered a toxic metal?

Vanadium is listed by Ufelle & Barchowsky 2021 among the minor toxic metals for which toxicity has been described. Beyond that classification, this page does not yet detail vanadium’s specific toxic effects.

Does this page explain how much vanadium is in food or where dietary exposure comes from?

No. This page is a source-map stub and does not cover dietary sources, food concentrations, or exposure routes for vanadium. That information awaits a dedicated ingest of vanadium-specific literature.

Why is there so little information about vanadium here?

The page was created as source-map context during the re-ingest of Ufelle & Barchowsky 2021, whose Essentials of Toxicology chapter does not provide a detailed vanadium subsection. As a result, the page currently notes only that vanadium is a described toxic metal, and substantive vanadium-specific expansion is still pending.

What is the current status of the vanadium page?

The page is marked as a stub built from a single source. It is explicitly flagged as source-map context only, and a fuller treatment of vanadium awaits a dedicated ingest.

Sources

  • Ufelle & Barchowsky 2021 — Ufelle AC, Barchowsky A, 2021. Toxic Effects of Metals, Ch 23 in Casarett & Doull’s Essentials of Toxicology, 4th ed.

References

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  1. Toxic Effects of Metals (Chapter 23), in Casarett & Doull’s Essentials of Toxicology, Fourth EditionUfelle AC and Barchowsky A · Casarett & Doull’s Essentials of Toxicology, Fourth Edition. McGraw Hill Education · 2021 · www.mhprofessional.comTextbook
  2. Physical, chemical and biological characteristics of clays from Durban (South Africa) for applications in cosmeticsS’busiso M Nkosi and Nokukhanya Thembane · Analytical Science Advances · 2024 · doi.org/10.1002/ansa.202300062Peer-reviewed

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