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Document ID (ISN)59704
CIS number 93-554
ISSN - Serial title 0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Year 1992
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Zwennis W.C.M., Franssen A.C.
Title Assessment of occupational exposure to cadmium in the Netherlands, 1980-1989
Bibliographic information June 1992, Vol.21, No.6, p.793-805. Illus. 34 ref.
Abstract One thousand five hundred fifty urine samples and 1,295 blood samples, collected from 919 workers, were analysed for cadmium (Cd). The workers were employed at 16 different types of workplaces. In about 7.5% of the samples, the concentration of Cd exceeded the biological limit values (CdU = 5µg/g creatinine; CdB = 5µg/L) proposed by the Dutch Expert Committee for Occupational Standards. Levels higher than these values were measured in both urine samples and blood samples of workers involved in electrochemical plating, in production of Cd stabilisers and enamels, and in soldering with silver-cadmium solder. Significantly higher concentrations of β2-microglobulin (MG) were found in urine samples with CdU >10µg/g creatinine. Cd levels in urine increased with age.
Descriptors (primary) cadmium and compounds; Netherlands; proteinuria; determination in urine; soldering and brazing; determination in blood; exposure tests; electroplating
Descriptors (secondary) threshold limit values; cadmium; sampling and analysis; toxic substances
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceNetherlands
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system
Biological monitoring
Surface treatment
Cadmium and compounds
Welding and cutting
Inorganic substances