Urinary excretion of cadmium and zinc among persons from Sweden

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Environ. Res.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-9351(78)90126-3· OSTI ID:6803197

Elinder, C G; Kjellstrom, T; Linnman, L; Pershagen, G

Cadmium and zinc concentrations in the urine of 132 Swedes, including 50 pairs of identical twins, were measured. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry procedures were developed for the analysis. Cadmium concentration increased with age and was higher among smokers than among nonsmokers. Estimated 24-hr excretion of cadmium among nonsmokers increased from about 0.25 to 0.40 ..mu..g in persons from 20 to 70 years old. The 24-hr cadmium excretions among nonsmokers in different age-groups fitted better to total kidney burden than to daily cadmium intake from food. Zinc excretion, on the other hand, decreased after the age of 20.

• Research Organization: Karolinska Inst. and National Environment Protection Board, Stockholm
• OSTI ID: 6803197
• Journal Information: Environ. Res.; (United States), Vol. 15:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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