Cadmium concentrations in hair, urine and blood among residents in a cadmium-polluted area, Nagasaki, Japan: A 18-year follow-up after soil replacement

Japanese Journal of Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 544-551

  Liu, Xiao Jie ^a   Saito, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental cadmium; Hair cadmium; Reduction of exposure; Urinary 2 microglobulin concentration

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CADMIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; SOIL POLLUTION; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0032744182     PISSN: 00215082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/jjh.54.544     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Iwata K, Saito H, Nakano A. Association between cadmium-induced renal dysfunction and mortality: Further evidence. Tohoku J Exp Med 1991 ; 164 : 319-30.
2. Iwata K, Saito H, Moriyama M, Nakano A. Renal tubular function after reduction of environmental cadmium exposure: A ten-year follow up. Arch Environ Health 1993 ; 48 : 157-63.
3. Järup L, Persson B, Edling C, Elinder CG. Renal function impairment in workers previously exposed to cadmium. Nephron 1993 ; 64 : 75-81.
4. Saito H, Shioji R, Furukawa Y, et al. Cadmium-induced proximal tubular dysfunction in a cadmium-polluted area. Contr Nephrol 1977 ; 6 : 1-12.
5. Kjellström T. Critical organs, critical concentrations, and whole body dose-response relationships. In: Friberg L, Blinder CG, Kjellström T & Nordberg GF, editors. Cadmium and Health: A toxicological and epidemiological appraisal Volume2. Boca Raton, Florida, CRC Press 1986 : 231-46.
6. Aoshima K. Epidemiology of renal tubular dysfunction in the inhabitants of a cadmium-polluted area in the Jinzu River Basin in Toyama Prefecture. Tohoku J Exp Med 1987 ; 152 : 151-72.
7. Roels H, Djubgang J, Buchet JP, Bernard A, Lauwerys R. Evolution of cadmium-induced renal dysfunction in workers removed from exposure. Scand J Work Environ Health 1982 ; 8 : 191-200.
8. 2-Microglobulinuria among workers previously exposed to cadmium: follow-up and dose-response analyses. Am J Ind Med 1985 ; 8 : 553-64.
9. Roels HA, Lauwerys RR, Buchet JP, Bernard AM, Vos A, Oversteyns M. Health significance of cadmium induced renal dysfunction: a five year follow up. Br J Ind Med 1989 ; 46 : 755-64.
10. Nogawa K, Kido T. Biological monitoring of cadmium exposure in itai-itai disease epidemiology. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 1993 ; 65 : S43-6.
11. Elinder CG, Nordberg M. Metallothionein. In: Friberg L, Elinder CG, Kjellström T, Nordberg GF, editors. Cadmium and health: A toxicological and epidemiological appraisal Volume 1. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press 1985 : 66-75.
12. Takeuchi T, Nakano Y, Aoki A, Ohmori S, Tsukatani T. Comparisons of elemental concentrations in hair of the inhabitants of heavy metal polluted areas with those of normal Japanese 1. Concentration difference and correlation coefficient. Annu Rep Res Reactor Inst Kyoto Univ 1986 ; 19 : 89-98.
13. Nordberg GF, Nishiyama K. Whole-body and hair retention of cadmium in mice. Arch Environ Health 1972 ; 24 : 209-14.
14. Ellis KJ, Yasumura S, Cohn SH. Hair cadmium content: Is it a biological indicator of the body burden of cadmium for the occupational exposed worker? Am J Ind Med 1981 ; 2 : 323-30.
15. Lauwerys RR, Buchet JP, Roels H. The relationship between cadmium exposure or body burden and the concentration of cadmium in blood and urine in man. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 1976 ; 36 : 275-85.
16. Elinder CG, Gerhardsson L, Oberdoerster G. Biological monitoring of toxic metals-Overview. In: Clarkson TW, Friberg L, Nordberg GF, Sager PR, editors. Biological monitoring of toxic metals. New York and London: Plenum Press 1988 : 1-71.
17. Järup L, Persson B, Elinder CG. Blood cadmium as an indicator of dose in a long-term follow-up of workers previously exposed to cadmium. Scand J Work Environ Health 1997 ; 23 : 31-6.
18. Watanabe T, Iwani O, Shimbo S, Ikeda M. Reduction in cadmium in blood and dietary intake among general populations in Japan. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 1993 ; 65 : S205-8.
19. McDiarmid MA, Freeman CS, Grossman EA, Martonik J. Follow-up of biologic monitoring results in cadmium workers removed from exposure. Am J Ind Med 1997 ; 32 : 261-67.
20. Järup L, Rogenfelt A, Elinder CG, Nogawa K, Kjellström T. Biological half-time of cadmium in the blood of workers after cessation of exposure. Scand J Work Environ Health 1983 ; 9 : 327-31.