Toxicity and Medical
Germanium dioxide has low toxicity, but in higher doses it is nephrotoxic. Germanium dioxide is used as a germanium supplement in some questionable dietary supplements and "miracle cures". High doses of these resulted in several cases of germanium poisonings.
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