Open AccessBioavailability of Cadmium in Inexpensive Jewelry
Author(s) -
Jeffrey D. Weidenhamer,
Jennifer Miller,
Daphne Guinn,
Janna Pearson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1003011
Subject(s) - bioavailability , cadmium , chemistry , hydrochloric acid , extraction (chemistry) , saline , chromatography , swallowing , environmental chemistry , medicine , pharmacology , dentistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
We evaluated the bioavailability of Cd in 86 components of 57 jewelry items found to contain high levels of Cd (> 10,000 ppm) by X-ray fluorescence (XRF), using extractions that simulate mouthing or swallowing of jewelry items.
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