Pb and Cd levels among Korean populations

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01606660· OSTI ID:6409940

Watanabe, T; Cha, C W; Song, D B; Ikeda, M

World-wide monitoring has been conducted on the exposure of humans to heavy metals such as lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd). The background exposure to Cd appears to be higher among Japanese than among Americans and Europeans, while the exposure of Japanese to Pb appears to be lower than that of Americans and Europeans. Reports are, however, rather scarce on the people in other Asian countries. Surveys of the background exposure to Pb and Cd were conducted in the urban and rural areas in Korea as a joint study of two institutions, one each in Korea and Japan, in a manner so that the data should be comparable to that of a nation-wide survey in Japan. The results are described in the present report.

• Research Organization: Tohoku Univ. School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6409940
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 38:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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