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Document ID (ISN)40386
CIS number 83-1408
ISSN - Serial title 0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
Year 1982
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Webb M.A.H., Chettle D.R., Al-Haddad I.K., Downey S.P.M.J., Harvey T.C.
Title Measurement of cadmium in liver and kidney using in vivo techniques
Bibliographic information 1982, Vol.25, No.1, p.33-37. 14 ref.
Abstract This non-invasive technique was studied in 88 workers of a large industrial complex. In vivo neutron activation analysis gave the clearest results. Workers fell into 3 exposure categories on the basis of the results: mean liver Cd concentrations were 26, 10 and 4ppm, and kidney Cd concentrations 9.5, 5 and 3ppm, respectively. Stored Cd levels in people currently exposed were not significantly different from those who had been exposed in the past.
Descriptors (primary) liver; exposure tests; kidney; determination in tissues; cadmium
Descriptors (secondary) body retention; description of technique
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Biological monitoring
Cadmium and compounds
Inorganic substances