Additional Sources of Antimony are: Mining of ore, Incinerators/coal burning plants, Fire retardants, Medicines (antihelminthic/antiprotozoic). Additional Effects of Antimony on Humans are: Acute: loss of hair, dry scaly skin, weight loss, heart, liver and kidney damage, Chronic: Pneumoconiosis, cardiac dysrythmia, gastritis, diarrhea, ulcers

Antimony Exposure to antimony at high levels can result in a variety of adverse health effects. Breathing high levels for a long time can irritate your eyes and lungs and can cause heart and lung problems, stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach ulcers. Ingesting large doses of antimony can cause vomiting. We don't know what other effects may be caused by ingesting it. Long-term animal studies have reported liver damage and blood changes when animals ingested antimony. Antimony can irritate the skin if it is left on it. Antimony can have beneficial effects when used for medical reasons. It has been used as a medicine to treat people infected with parasites.