Possible causes:
- Shinny items in bathroom items.
- Gold colours, gold essences
- In medicine as treatment for chronic poly-arthritis patients
- Dental gold crowns,
- Jewelry
- Goldsmith works
- It is used as a corrosion-free electric leader in the electro industry.
- Radioactive gold is used for radiotherapy with tumors
Possible consequences:
- Gives gray or blue-violet skin coloring
- Skin inflammation
- Mucous inflammation
- Deposits in the eye cornea
- Bone marrow damage, changes in blood formation
- Rheumatisms
Measures:
- Remove causes
Literature:
- Goyer, R.A. et al.: Metal Toxicology, Academic Press, San Diego (CA, USA) 1995.
- Neuburger N. et al.: Kompendium Umweltmedizin. Medi Verlagsges., Hamburg (1996) 242-245.
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