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Blood and urine cadmium and urine ß 2-microglobulin concentrations were determined in a group of 28 factory workers who had been exposed to differing intensities of cadmium fume for between 0.5 and 35 years (mean 15 years S.D. 10). Repeated measurements were carried out over a two-year period, both before and following the cessation of all exposure. There were found to be clear associations between both the intensity and duration of exposure and the various biological measures used to assess the exposure. Following the cessation of exposure, there was no significant change in blood and urine cadmium concentrations some 18 months later. A “critical” concentration of cadmium in urine appeared to be 10 µg/g creatinine.
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Braithwaite, R.A., Cowtan, P.R. (1988). Biological Monitoring of Occupational Exposure to Cadmium Fume. In: Stoeppler, M., Piscator, M. (eds) Cadmium. Environmental Toxin Series, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70553-3_6
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