title: Decrease in blood cadmium levels over time in Belgium.
abstract: During the time period from 1984 to 1988, blood cadmium concentration decreased by 56% in 31 males who were not occupationally exposed to cadmium and who lived in a Belgian urban area where there existed nonferrous industries. A 40% decrease in blood cadmium concentration was also observed in an independent cross-sectional survey conducted in 1985 and 1988 among 412 subjects who lived in a rural area. This latter decrease persisted when the main determinants of blood cadmium concentration--gender, age, and tobacco--were allowed for. The results presented are consistent with a decrease in environmental cadmium exposure in Belgium.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Department of Toxicology and Epidemiology, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ducoffre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Claeys
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sartor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001530:Belgium; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium