“…The main problem is the toxicity of these chemical elements and the respective metals in general. Thereby, the degree of toxicity presented is a function of several factors, from which we can cite a few that are the most important: the chemical species, effective dose, and the reason for exposure or contamination route, as well as genetics, gender, age, particular nutritional status, and individual exposure levels [ 10 , 11 , 12 ]. On account of their great degree of toxicity, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, mercury, and lead are considered the pre-eminent metals that are of social relevance in terms of health.…”