Resources on cadmium and related issues.

 

US EPA DW fact sheet on Cd:  www.epa.gov/OGWDW/dwh/t-ioc/cadmium.html

 

EU toy regulation:  www.tdctrade.com/alert/eu0604c.htm

 

"Cadmium Review"  by the World Health Organization

http://www.who.int/ifcs/documents/forums/forum5/nmr_cadmium.pdf

 

A recent medical journal review article on cadmium-induced cancers

http://www.ijoeh.com/pfds/IJOEH_1302_Huff01.pdf

 

CDC report regarding a child died from a lead contaminated charm (cadmium is more acutely toxic than lead).  http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm55d323a1.htm 

 

United Nations Environment Program on cadmium and lead

http://www.unep.org/GC/GC24/download.asp?ID=164

 

www.ilzsg.org/pdf/UNEP_Pb_Cd_Activities.ppt

 

 

European Union - permissible levels of ‘bioavailable’ elements from toys  ec.europa.eu/enterprise/toys/documents/study_on_bioavailability.pdf

 

Group working on lead and cadmium in India   www.toxicslink.org