How to Use chelation in a Sentence
chelation
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This no-lather cleanser uses chelation technology to remove mineral buildup from hard water and chlorine, a common issue for coarse curls that appear dull or rough.
—Jamie Wilson, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026
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Davis had a client who was hospitalized with an EBLL of 70 and had to undergo chelation, a treatment that removes heavy metals from the body.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
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These include chelation and hyperbaric oxygen therapies—both of which have been promoted by current IACC members.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
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Samples flown to the CDC in Atlanta demonstrated extraordinarily high levels — nearly every child urgently needed chelation to reduce the effects of lead poisoning.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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And in January, Kennedy recast an advisory panel on autism, appointing people who have championed the use of pressurized chambers to deliver pure oxygen to children, as well as some who support infusions to draw out heavy metals, a process known as chelation.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2026
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In the following years, MSF provided chelation to thousands of children and the government and community organizations undertook the complex job of environmental remediation, laying fresh soil over acres of contaminated land to prevent continued poisoning.
—Tom Frieden, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
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