作者: Francis A. Sartor , Désiré J. Rondia , Francoise D. Claeys , Jan A. Staessen , Robert R. Lauwerys
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1992.9938373
关键词: Environmental chemistry 、 Environmental health 、 Urine 、 Body mass index 、 Menopause 、 CADMIUM EXPOSURE 、 Tasa 、 Urinary system 、 Cadmium 、 Pollutant 、 Medicine
摘要: Abstract The body burden of cadmium, as estimated from 24-h urine cadmium levels, was determined in 1 523 subjects who were not occupationally exposed and lived five areas Belgium. Urinary levels differed significantly with place residence. These differences persisted after standardization for the other significant determinants (i.e., age, mass index, smoking habits, social class, alcohol consumption, menopause). highest found that contained cadmium-polluted soils. overload has been attributed mainly to consumption locally grown vegetables use contaminated well water cooking drinking. Blood also dependent on However, geographical blood did parallel those cadmium. is more influenced by recent exposure; therefore, this latter observation might reflect implementation of...