Chronic renal failure in Sri Lanka caused by elevated dietary cadmium: Trojan horse of the green revolution

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-39

  Bandara, J M R S ^a   Wijewardena, H V P ^a   Liyanege, J ^b   Upul, M A ^b   Bandara, J M U A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c Dental Teaching Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cd in breast milk; Chronic renal failure; Dietary cadmium; Irrigation water and cadmium; TSP

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER;

ARTICLE; CADMIUM POISONING; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CROP; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SOIL FERTILIZATION; SRI LANKA;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 77955585749     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.04.016     Document Type: Article

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