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ArticleBMJ open2026

Occupational exposure to cadmium: protocol for a scoping review.

Marilia Silva Paulo, Carla Martins, Bruna Riesenberger, João Cordeiro, Renata Cervantes, Philippe Palmont, Rachna Bhoonah, Sophie Ndaw, Susana Viegas

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Article in BMJ open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Marilia Silva PauloNOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6982-8063
Carla MartinsNOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Bruna RiesenbergerNOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
João CordeiroNOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Renata CervantesNOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Philippe PalmontNational Agency for Food Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Maisons-Alfort, Île-de-France, France.
Rachna BhoonahNational Agency for Food Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Maisons-Alfort, Île-de-France, France.
Sophie NdawNational Agency for Food Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Maisons-Alfort, Île-de-France, France.
Susana ViegasNOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal susana.viegas@ensp.unl.pt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCadmium is a metal that poses significant health risks, particularly in occupational environments where exposure can happen. The main objective of this scoping review is to review the cadmium exposure levels in the different occupational settings in the European Union (EU), considering the regulatory measures currently in place. The secondary objectives, depending on the availability of data, are (a) to identify the occupational settings where higher exposure levels occur, (b) to identify any geographical and temporal differences and trends within the EU and (c) to identify the most relevant co-exposures reported. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews reporting guidelines. Studies reporting quantitative occupational data on cadmium exposure obtained through human biomonitoring and/or air monitoring will be included. A descriptive analysis of the findings will be performed. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This protocol for a scoping review does not require ethical approval as it is based on secondary data. The dissemination plan of the scoping review includes its publication in a scientific journal of reference, as it is expected that it will provide important knowledge to support ongoing and future occupational health interventions in the EU, at the technical and regulatory levels. REGISTRATION: This study is registered at the Open Science Framework (OSF), 7 April osf.f2w3h.

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CadmiumOccupational ExposureBiological MonitoringEnvironmental MonitoringEuropean UnionHumansResearch DesignScoping Reviews as TopicCadmiumHealth & safetyOCCUPATIONAL & INDUSTRIAL MEDICINEPUBLIC HEALTHRisk management

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PMID41985969
PMCPMC13084944

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