title: Forecast of cadmium impact on the environment using environmental models.
abstract: A study of the pathway of cadmium in the European Community (EC) has led to the development of a time-dependent computer model that relates past and present environmental cadmium levels to the inputs of cadmium. Information on the origin and movement of environmental cadmium through the different compartments of the biosphere has been obtained from a literature study and has been used to simulate the pathway of cadmium in the EC. The model is used to investigate the future evolution of the average cadmium concentrations in air, soil, and sediments in the EC, based on assumptions for the future evolution of consumption and for possible environmental policies to be adopted. The results are averages taken over the whole Community, which implies that no local pollution can be obtained from this model that only indicates the possible future trend.
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis*; D003031:Coal / Q000032:analysis; D003201:Computers; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D007221:Industry; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010578:Petroleum / Q000032:analysis; D012623:Seawater / Q000032:analysis; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D003031:Coal; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010578:Petroleum; D012987:Soil; D002104:Cadmium