Cadmium exposure in living organisms: A short review

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that accumulates in living systems. Exposure can occur occupationally or environmentally. Workers within the electroplating, battery production, and pigment industries are at the highest risk for exposure and have been reported to have increased levels of Cd in th...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Science of the total environment Jg. 678; S. 761 - 767
Hauptverfasser: Zhang, Hao, Reynolds, Mindy
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.08.2019
Schlagworte:
anthropogenic activities
aquatic invertebrates
batteries
Bioaccumulation
blood
Cadmium
DNA damage
DNA repair
environmental exposure
Exposure
growth retardation
half life
heavy metals
hepatotoxicity
industry
kidneys
Oxidative stress
risk
urine
vertebrates
Cadmium
Oxidative stress
SOD
Exposure
Bioaccumulation
ROS
ISSN:0048-9697, 1879-1026, 1879-1026
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Zusammenfassung:Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that accumulates in living systems. Exposure can occur occupationally or environmentally. Workers within the electroplating, battery production, and pigment industries are at the highest risk for exposure and have been reported to have increased levels of Cd in their blood and urine. Environmental exposure can be the result of anthropogenic activities or smoking. Cd has a long half-life and bio accumulates in plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates. The toxic effects following exposure include growth retardation and organ system toxicity, with kidney and liver toxicity most reported with in higher organisms. At the molecular level, Cd leads to the production of reactive oxygen species, DNA damage, and inhibition of DNA repair. This article gives a brief overview of the correlations between exposure to cadmium occupationally and environmentally and levels measured in blood and urine. It also examines the bioaccumulation of cadmium in aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates indicating that accumulation varies not only by location but also within and between various species. [Display omitted] •Exposure to cadmium can occur occupationally of environmentally.•Cadmium exposure can be measured using blood and urine samples.•Cadmium bio accumulates in vertebrate and aquatic invertebrate organisms.•Free cadmium can accumulates aquatic organisms leading to biotransfer into vertebrates.•Cadmium exposure leads to ROS production and DNA damage.
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ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.395