The toxicity of cadmium and resulting hazards for human health

Johannes Godt¹ , Franziska Scheidig² , Christian Grosse-Siestrup³ , Vera Esche³ , Paul Brandenburg³ , Andrea Reich³ and David A Groneberg²

¹Department for Paediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Charité – School of Medicine, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

²Institute of Occupational Medicine, Charité – School of Medicine, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

³Department of Comparative Medicine and Experimental Animal Sciences, Charité – School of Medicine, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006, 1:22doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-22


Published:	10 September 2006

Abstract

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.