Cadmium induced renal dysfunction among residents of rice farming area downstream from a zinc-mineralized belt in Thailand

• Main Authors: Honda R., Swaddiwudhipong W., Nishijo M., Mahasakpan P., Teeyakasem W., Ruangyuttikarn W., Satarug S., Padungtod C., Nakagawa H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955657995&partnerID=40&md5=3eafef096319b270ef392f96e5fdceeb; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3636
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

High levels of cadmium (Cd) in paddy soil and rice, and a concurrent increase in urinary Cd of inhabitants in the Mae Sot District, Tak Province, Thailand first emerged in 2003. Risk factors such as occupation, sources of staple food and drinking water as well as biomarkers of adverse renal effects...