Blood and urinary cadmium levels in Inuit living in Kuujjuaq, Canada.
Blood and urine cadmium concentrations have been determined in a group of 85 Inuit residents of Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada, drawn from actively hunting households. Mean blood cadmium values are high at 39.4 nmol/l, varying between 6.6 in non-smokers and 60.3 in smokers. No association of blood cadmium with self-reported offal consumption could be found. Median urine cadmium concentrations are elevated at 2.3 mumol/mol creatinine and rise substantially with age: 0.9 in the 30-39 age group; 3.2 among the 40-59 age group; and 4.1 in the 60 and over.
Centre de Toxicologie du Québec, Canada.
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Benedetti
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Turcotte
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Lefebvre
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Therrien
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JP
Weber
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D008875:Middle Aged; D011792:Quebec; D012053:Reindeer; D012907:Smoking
D002104:Cadmium