The toxicity of cadmium and resulting hazards for human health

Cadmium (Cd) has been in industrial use for a long period of time. Its serious toxicity moved into scientific focus during the middle of the last century. In this review, we discuss historic and recent developments of toxicological and epidemiological questions, including exposition sources, resorpt...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) England), 2006-09, Vol.1 (1), p.22-22, Article 22
Hauptverfasser: Godt, Johannes, Scheidig, Franziska, Grosse-Siestrup, Christian, Esche, Vera, Brandenburg, Paul, Reich, Andrea, Groneberg, David A
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Zusammenfassung:Cadmium (Cd) has been in industrial use for a long period of time. Its serious toxicity moved into scientific focus during the middle of the last century. In this review, we discuss historic and recent developments of toxicological and epidemiological questions, including exposition sources, resorption pathways and organ damage processes.
ISSN:1745-6673
1745-6673
DOI:10.1186/1745-6673-1-22