Aluminum Toxicity Sources
Aluminum Toxicity Sources - learn where you may be getting exposed to toxic
amounts of aluminum.
Sources of Aluminum Toxicity
Processed foods; cheeses, non-dairy creamers, infant milk formulas, acidic foods (e.g. tomatoes) when
cooked in aluminum pots. Fruit juices and soft drinks. water, soil varies from 700-100,000 ppm). Air - dust and
other particles from weathering of rock, mining and agricultural processes, metal working fluids. Antacids,
antiperspirants, aluminum cookware. Renal dialysis solutions.
ENVIRONMENTAL/OCCUPATIONAL ALUMINUM TOXICITY SOURCES
• Hazardous waste sites
• Construction, manufacturing, explosives, petrochemical and paper industries
• Tobacco smoke
HOUSEHOLD ALUMINUM TOXICITY SOURCES
• Food (coloring agent E173)
• Canned foods
• Canned beverages
• Processed cheese and cakes
• Soy-based infant formulas
• Deodorants/ antiperspirants
• Cosmetics
• Toothpastes
• Pots and pans, cooking utensils
• Astringents
• Aluminum foil
• Water treated with aluminum salts
• Tattoos
MEDICAL ALUMINUM TOXICITY SOURCES
• Antacids
• Buffered aspirins
• Intravenous fluids
• Vaccines
• Implanted titanium medical devices
• Topical acne medications
• Orthodontics
This is not an all-encompassing metal toxicity list. There are other sources of
metal exposure not listed herein.
Aluminum Toxicity Source Reference
NeuroScience Melissa Test and "Hidden Sources of Metal Exposure"
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