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. 1990 Jul-Dec:26-27:401-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF02992694.

In vivo neutron activation analysis of organ cadmium burdens. Referent levels in liver and kidney and the impact of smoking

D M Franklin  1 , C J Guthrie, D R Chettle, M C Scott, H J Mason, A G Davison, A J Newman Taylor
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In vivo neutron activation analysis of organ cadmium burdens. Referent levels in liver and kidney and the impact of smoking

D M Franklin et al. Biol Trace Elem Res. 1990 Jul-Dec.

Abstract

In vivo neutron activation measurements of liver and kidney cadmium have been made in 77 exposed workers and 101 referents. Cadmium levels were higher in exposed workers than in referents; both in liver, 25.7 cf. 0.6 micrograms/g, and kidney, 17.9 cf. 2.7 mg. The 19 referents who never smoked had lower mean organ cadmium burdens than the other referents, the difference achieving statistical significance in the kidney, p less than .01. Cigarette smoking was estimated to increase cadmium body burden by 370 +/- 140 micrograms/pack year. These referent cadmium levels are similar to, although slightly below, previous in vivo and autopsy data.

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