title: Unusually high blood cadmium associated with cigarette smoking among three subgroups of the general population, Quebec, Canada.
abstract: Blood cadmium levels were measured in 554 persons without any known professional exposure to this metal. They were grouped in three samples; one entirely of 142 Inuit, one of 212 caucasian city dwellers and one of 200 caucasian rural residents. While blood cadmium levels measured in non-smokers are comparable to those reported in published reports, those of current cigarette smokers were 10-20 times higher than non-smokers. These blood cadmium values stand in sharp contrast to what has been published so far and make the average smokers of Canadian-made cigarettes medically unfit for employment in jobs associated with potential cadmium exposure.
authors.affiliation: Centre de toxicologie du Québec, Centre hospitalier de l'université Laval, Canada.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dewailly
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Turcotte
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002104:Cadmium / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011792:Quebec; D012424:Rural Population; D012907:Smoking / Q000097:blood*; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium