Overview
Each source cited in the Heavy Metal Index has its own page. Source pages record bibliographic metadata, evidence tier, methods, key quantitative results, and the wiki pages that cite the source.
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Use this section when you want to audit a claim. The list below uses human-readable source titles; cite keys remain available inside each source page for data exports and cross-linking.
The folder list below is the public source catalog. For faster lookup, use search with an agency name, metal, product category, or author/year.
Infant And Child Food Studies
- Inorganic arsenic in rice-based products for infants and young children - Primary inorganic-arsenic occurrence source for rice-based infant cereals and rice crackers.
- Selective Determination of Chromium (VI) in Powdered Milk Infant Formulas by Electrothermal Atomization Atomic Absorption Spectrometry after Ion Exchange - Species-specific Cr(VI) method/application paper for powdered milk infant, follow-up, and dietetic formulas.
Category 5 Beverages
- Trace Elements in Soy-Based Beverages: A Comprehensive Study of Total Content and In Vitro Bioaccessibility
- Inorganic Arsenic in Rice-Based Beverages: Occurrence in Products Available on the Italian Market and Dietary Exposure Assessment
- Essential and Non-essential Trace Elements in Milks and Plant-Based Drinks
WHO / International
- GEMS/Food Contaminants database heavy-metal exports - WHO GEMS/Food contaminant database heavy-metal export manifest, grouped summaries, and arsenic page-route context.
FDA / U.S. Government
- FY2018-FY2020 TDS Elements Analytical Results — FDA FY2018-FY2020 Total Diet Study element results for 90 prepared foods and composites, with normalized row-level CSV evidence.