Edouard Bastarache Inc. on wed 21 jul 04
industry & the environment
Hi Ron,
a chart for the biological monitoring
Biological monitoring tests for populations exposed to cadmium in the =
industry & the environment
=20
Parameter Tissue Reference value =
Maximal Significance
(General =
population) allowable =
=20
=
concentration
=20
Cadmium Blood <5 =B5g/L =
5 =B5g/L Recent =
exposure
<1 =B5g/L =
(Non-smokers)
Cadmium Urine <2 =B5g/g creatinine =
<5 =B5g/g creatinine Body burden**
B=EAta-2 micro-
globulin* Urine <300 =B5g/g =
creatinine =
Tubular impairment
Retinol carrying
protein Urine <300 =B5g/g =
creatinine =
Tubular impairment
Albumin Urine <20 mg/g creatinine =
Glomerular =
impairment
=20
* unstable if urinary pH < 5.6
** in the case of moderate exposure and in the absence of renal damage
"Ils sont fous ces quebecois"
Edouard Bastarache
Irreductible Quebecois
Indomitable Quebeker
Sorel-Tracy
Quebec
edouardb@sorel-tracy.qc.ca
http://sorel-tracy.qc.ca/~edouardb/
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/index.htm
http://www.digitalfire.com/education/toxicity/
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