Cadmium Toxicity

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Contents 1 Epidemiology 2 Pathology 3 Management 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

Epidemiology

• commonly found in industrial workplaces

• used in electroplating
• deaths have occurred among welders who have welded on cadmium-containing alloys or worked with silver solders
• aerosolized cadmium may be hazzardous

• industrial paints containing cadmium when sprayed
• removal of cadmium paints by scraping or blasting

• cadmium is present in the manufacture of some types of batteries

• cadmium emits a characteristic brown fume ( cadmium oxide, CdO) upon heating,
• cadmium oxide is relatively non-irritating, thus does not alarm the exposed individual
• food is the major source of cadmium for the general public
• cadmium has no nutritional value

Pathology

• smoking tobacco adds to the burden of cadmium exposure
• nutritional deficiencies can increase the risk of cadmium toxicity.
• chronic cadmium exposure primarily affects the kidneys & secondarily the bones
• acute inhalation of fumes containing cadmium affects the lungs

Management

• prevention is the key to managing cadmium exposure
• no effective treatment for cadmium toxicity exists

More General Terms

• toxicity; poisoning; overdose

Additional Terms

• cadmium [Cd]

References

1. Cadmium Occupational Safery & Health Administration [1]
2. Case Studies in Environmental Medicine Cadmium Toxicity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2]

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