Non-occupational lead and cadmium exposure of adult women in Bangkok, Thailand

• Main Authors: Zuo Wen Zhang, Shinichiro Shimbo, Takao Watanabe, Songsak Srianujata, Orapin Banjong, Chureeporn Chitchumroonchokchai, Haruo Nakatsuka, Naoko Matsuda-Inoguchi, Kae Higashikawa, Masayuki Ikeda
• Other Authors: Kyoto Women's University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/25412
• Institution: Mahidol University

This survey was conducted to examine the extent of the exposure of Bangkok citizens to lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd), and to evaluate the role of rice as the source of these heavy metals. In practice, 52 non-smoking adult women in an institution in the vicinity of Bangkok, volunteered to offer blood, s...