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Document ID (ISN)38523
CIS number 82-1627
ISSN - Serial title 0029-7917 - Occupational Health
Year 1982
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Cowan V.
Title Cadmium: Its uses and processes
Bibliographic information Feb. 1982, Vol.34, No.2, p.78-88. Illus. 9 ref.
Abstract This review of the hazards associated with occupational exposure to cadmium (Cd) covers: legislation and exposure limits; hazards of fumes; metabolism and body transport; biological half-life; effects of Cd poisoning; signs and symptoms of exposure; emphysema; liver damage; extraction from ore.
Descriptors (primary) toxicology; cadmium; biological effects
Descriptors (secondary) threshold limit values; USA; metabolic process; round-up; legislation; uses; ore reduction; mists
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Cadmium and compounds
Inorganic substances