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ArticleSafety and health at work2020

Chronic Cadmium Intoxication and Renal Injury Among Workers of a Small-scale Silver Soldering Company.

Won-Jun Choi, Seong-Kyu Kang, Seunghon Ham, Wookyung Chung, Ae Jin Kim, Myunghee Kang

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Article in Safety and health at work, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Won-Jun ChoiDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, 21, Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565, Republic of Korea.
Seong-Kyu KangDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, 21, Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565, Republic of Korea.
Seunghon HamDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, 21, Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565, Republic of Korea.
Wookyung ChungDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, 21, Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565, Republic of Korea.
Ae Jin KimDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, 21, Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565, Republic of Korea.
Myunghee KangDepartment of Pathology, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center, 21, Namdong-daero 774beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon, 21565, Republic of Korea.
Gachon University · KRGachon University Gil Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCadmium exposure may induce chronic intoxication with renal damage. Silver soldering may be a source of cadmium exposure.

methodsWe analyzed working environment measurement data and periodic health screening data from a small-scale silver soldering company with ten workers. Concentrations of cadmium in air from working environment measurement data were obtained. Concentrations of blood and urinary cadmium, urine protein, and urine β2-microglobulin (β2M) were obtained. The generalized linear model was used to identify the association between blood and urine cadmium and urine β2M concentrations. Clinical features of chronic cadmium intoxication focused with toxicological renal effects were described.

resultsThe mean duration of work was 8.5 years (standard deviation [SD] = 6.9, range = 3-20 years). Cadmium concentrations in air were ranged from 0.006 to 0.015 mg/m

conclusionCadmium intoxication may occur at quite low air concentrations. Exposure limit may be needed to be lowered.

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CadmiumOccupational exposureRenal dysfunctionSoldering

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PMID32596021
PMCPMC7303519
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