Minerals Nutrient Elements Calcium Chromium Copper Magnesium Manganese Selenium Zinc Toxic Elements Aluminum Arsenic Cadmium Lead Mercury

Cadmium (Cd) Turn-around time = 5 to 7 days. Specimen is hair and/or urine. Cadmium (Cd) is a byproduct of zinc and lead smelting. It is used in electroplating, in the production of nickel-based rechargeable batteries, as a pigment in organic-based paints and in tobacco products. Cd is also present in automobile exhaust fumes. Cd competes with zinc at all cellular binding sites and the target organs are usually the kidneys. Chronic inhalation of cadmium fumes may lead to lung problems similar to emphysema. Some symptoms of toxicity are femoral pain, lumbago, osteopenia, renal dysfunction with proteinuria, hypertension and vascular disease. Zinc offers protection by competing with Cd for binding sites. The methodology is by atomic absorption/ICP. Reference values established in our laboratory for cadmium are: Hair = 0.00 to 0.30 ug/g Urine Pre-chelation = 0.00 to 3.5 mg/24 hr Urine Post-chelation = 0.00 to 12 mg/24 hr Selected References: Occupational exposure to cadmium. Fed. Reg, 57; 42, 102-142, 462, Sept. 1992 Hertz-Picciotto, I., Hu, S.W.: Contribution of cadmium in cigarettes to lung cancer: an evaluation of risk assessment methodologies. Arch. Environ. Health., 49:297-302, 1994. Bin, Q. H., Garfinkel, D.: The cadmium toxicity hypothesis of aging: A possible explanation for the zinc deficiency hypothesis of aging. Med Hypotheses, 42:380-384, 1994. Back to Minerals Home Page

---

[Search] [Home] [About Us] [Why Bio-Center?] [Lab tests] [Order Test Kits] [FAQ] [Contact Us]

---

Back To Bio-Center Lab

This website is managed by The Center For The Improvement Of Human Functioning International
A Non-profit Medical, Research and Educational Organization
3100 North Hillside Avenue, Wichita, KS 67219 USA
Phone: 316-682-3100; Fax: 316-682-5054
© (CIHFI) 2008

This website and all contents are Copyright: 1997/2008 CIHFI - All Rights Reserved.