Reduction in Cadmium Exposure in the United States Population, 1988–2008: The Contribution of Declining Smoking Rates

Background: Public health policies such as tobacco control, air pollution reduction, and hazardous waste remediation may have reduced cadmium exposure among U.S. adults. However, trends in urine cadmium, a marker of cumulative cadmium exposure, have not been evaluated.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tellez-Plaza, Maria, Navas-Acien, Ana, Caldwell, Kathleen L., Menke, Andy, Muntner, Paul, Guallar, Eliseo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279452/