Potassium is an important electrolyte and the third most abundant mineral in the body. Potassium is the main compound that interacts with sodium to perform a number of important functions every single day, especially balancing fluids and mineral levels within the body.
(something which causes) a risk of harm or danger. the hazards of mountain-climbing. 1. to risk; to be prepared to do (something, the result of which is uncertain). 2. to put forward (a guess etc). dangerous. a hazardous journey; hazardous waste.
Toxicity: Substances we developed over a century of frenzied chemical innovation, but now know to be hazardous infiltrate and accumulate over centuries in the soil, water, air, and in our cells â the building blocks of life on earth.