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Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Summary
A heavy metal found in batteries, pigments, and tobacco smoke. Associated with lung cancer.
Detail
Cadmium is Group 1 with sufficient evidence for lung cancer and limited evidence for kidney and prostate cancers. Main exposures are occupational (smelting, battery manufacture) and tobacco smoke; dietary exposure occurs through shellfish and organ meats.
Regional relevance
global
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Sources
Primary sources
Consumer references
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- California Prop 65 list
State of California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm.