Cadmium and Its Compounds Work
Cadmium and Its Compounds Work
Health Hazards
Acute:
Inhalation: Cadmium irritates the lungs, causing coughing, chest pain, breathing difficulties, bronchitis, headaches, and dizziness. High concentrations can lead to pulmonary edema, accompanied by severe respiratory distress.
Eye Contact: Cadmium can irritate the eyes, potentially causing vision damage.
Ingestion: Causes acute gastroenteritis. If ingested in large amounts or over a prolonged period, it can lead to bone softening and deformation, resulting in spontaneous fractures and even death.
Chronic:
Cadmium may cause prostate cancer and kidney cancer in humans and lung and testicular cancer in animals.
Cadmium can damage the male testes and female reproductive system, and it is a teratogen.
Prolonged exposure to low concentrations may lead to permanent kidney damage, kidney stones, and liver damage.
Long-term exposure can cause anemia, loss of taste, fatigue, and yellow-stained teeth.
Respiratory System Damage: Can cause chronic rhinitis, pharyngitis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Bone Damage: Includes symptoms like osteoporosis, bone pain, and renal tubular dysfunction.
Suggestions:
Level 1 Management: No specific regulations.
Level 2-4 Management:
Consider health conditions unsuitable for this type of work, such as kidney disease, musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular diseases, anemia, respiratory diseases, and health protection for pregnant workers.
Health Hazards
Acute:
Inhalation: Cadmium irritates the lungs, causing coughing, chest pain, breathing difficulties, bronchitis, headaches, and dizziness. High concentrations can lead to pulmonary edema, accompanied by severe respiratory distress.
Eye Contact: Cadmium can irritate the eyes, potentially causing vision damage.
Ingestion: Causes acute gastroenteritis. If ingested in large amounts or over a prolonged period, it can lead to bone softening and deformation, resulting in spontaneous fractures and even death.
Chronic:
Cadmium may cause prostate cancer and kidney cancer in humans and lung and testicular cancer in animals.
Cadmium can damage the male testes and female reproductive system, and it is a teratogen.
Prolonged exposure to low concentrations may lead to permanent kidney damage, kidney stones, and liver damage.
Long-term exposure can cause anemia, loss of taste, fatigue, and yellow-stained teeth.
Respiratory System Damage: Can cause chronic rhinitis, pharyngitis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Bone Damage: Includes symptoms like osteoporosis, bone pain, and renal tubular dysfunction.
Suggestions:
Level 1 Management: No specific regulations.
Level 2-4 Management:
Consider health conditions unsuitable for this type of work, such as kidney disease, musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular diseases, anemia, respiratory diseases, and health protection for pregnant workers.