Cadmium Toxicity Symptoms
Do you have any symptoms of Cadmium Toxicity? Do you even know what they are? Learn more about each symptom of this condition below and what to do if you think you may have Cadmium Toxicity.
The damaged lung tissue (bottom) has a build up of green mucus and thickened walls compared to healthy tissue (top).
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Symptoms of Cadmium Toxicity
Eating food or drinking water contaminated with high levels of cadmium can result in:
- Vomiting / nausea
- Stomach cramps
- Diarrhea
- Kidney damage
- Fragile bones
- Death
Breathing in cadmium can result in:
- Lung damage (chest pain or shortness of breath)
- Kidney disease
- Fragile bones
- Death
The damaged lung tissue (bottom) has a build up of green mucus and thickened walls compared to healthy tissue (top).
© 2009 Nucleus Medical Media, Inc.
There is no conclusive evidence that cadmium can cause lung cancer but, as a precaution, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified cadmium as a probable human carcinogen in humans.
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