Review
The toxicity of cadmium and resulting hazards for human health
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* Corresponding author: Johannes Godt jogodt@gmx.de
1 Department for Paediatric Pneumology and Immunology, Charité – School of Medicine, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
2 Institute of Occupational Medicine, Charité – School of Medicine, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
3 Department of Comparative Medicine and Experimental Animal Sciences, Charité – School of Medicine, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006, 1:22 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-22
Published: 10 September 2006Abstract
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.