Hair cadmium level of smoker and non-smoker human volunteers in and around Calcutta City

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700180· OSTI ID:6142922

Chattopadhyay, P K; Samaddar, K R ^[1]; Joshi, H C ^[2]

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1. Kalyani Univ., West Bengal (India)
2. Central Inland Capture Fisheries Research Institute, West Bengal (India)

In recent years considerable interest has arisen concerning cadmium accumulation in man. In general, the body burden of cadmium of an urban population is due to occupational exposure, as well as non-occupational contamination. Several reports indicate that cadmium body burden of cigarette smokers or tobacco users is more than of non-smokers. Measurement of cadmium in human hair has been suggested as an indicator of body burden. Most industrialized countries have regular monitoring programs for measuring cadmium accumulation in humans. There has been little or no work done thus far in India regarding the level of cadmium in humans. The objective of this investigation was to survey the levels of cadmium in hair of random samples of human volunteers. The influences of smoking habits, urban or rural life and age of the volunteers on the level of cadmium in hair were examined.

• OSTI ID: 6142922
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA), Vol. 45:2; ISSN 0007-4861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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