Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic and carcinogenic pollutant widely distributed in the environment.
Dietary intake is the main source of Cd exposure for the nonsmoking population …

The wide occurrence of Cd-contaminated rice in southern China poses significant public
health risk and deserves immediate action, which arises primarily from extensive metal …

Heavy metal accumulation in agriculture soils is of particular concern in China, while the
status and probabilistic health risks of metal contamination in Chinese agriculture soils have …

Every human being needs around 20 essential elements to maintain proper physiological
processes. However, trace elements are classified as beneficial, essential, or toxic for living …

In recent years, with industrial pollution and the application of agricultural fertilizers with high
cadmium (Cd) content, soil Cd pollution has become increasingly serious. A large amount of …

In present study we aimed to investigate the literature in the form of systematic review to
determinate the concentrations of some toxic metals (arsenic, lead, and cadmium) in widely …

Background & aims Almost one in ten Chinese adults has chronic kidney disease (CKD).
However, the link between dietary patterns, dietary cadmium intake and CKD has not been …

In various parts of the world, high cadmium (Cd) concentrations in environment are not
related to anthropogenic contamination but have natural origins. Less is known about health …

A total of 484 rice samples were collected from five polluted areas in China to investigate the
cadmium (Cd) contamination of rice and its potential health risks. The mean Cd contents of …

Identification of mechanisms that decrease cadmium accumulation in plants is a prerequisite
for minimizing dietary uptake of cadmium from contaminated crops. Here, we show that …