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CellWell record HH-78503

Metal Pollution in the Air and Its Effects on Vulnerable Populations: A Narrative Review

Adriana Gonzalez-Villalva; Marcela Rojas-Lemus; Nelly López-Valdez; María Eugenia Cervantes-Valencia; Gabriela Guerrero-Palomo; Brenda Casarrubias-Tabarez; Patricia Bizarro-Nevares; Guadalupe Morales-Ricardes; Isabel García-Peláez; Martha Ustarroz-Cano; José Ángel Salgado-Hernández; Paulina Reséndiz Ramírez; Nancy Villafaña Guillén; Lorena Cevallos; Miranda Teniza; Teresa I Fortoul

2026

In plain language

A narrative review of 207 articles describes how inhaled arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury and other metals harm vulnerable groups through oxidative stress, inflammation and mineral competition, with prenatal and childhood exposure most concerning.

Evidence
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