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A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
February 2016
Cadmium levels and sources of exposure among Canadian adults
by Rochelle Garner and Patrick Levallois
Cadmium is a heavy metal found in the environment largely as a result of industrial and agricultural processes, but it can also occur naturally. Cadmium can have negative health consequences, including increased risk of cancer, kidney dysfunction, skeletal damage, and possible cardiovascular effects. Non-occupational exposure is generally through cigarette smoking and consumption of foods high in cadmium.
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Exposure to industrial air pollutant emissions and lung function in children: Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2007 to 2011
by Suzy L. Wong, Allan L. Coates and Teresa To
Lung function is an objective measure of respiratory health and a predictor of cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with adverse effects on children’s lung function. These pollutants include, but are not limited to, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine (less than 25 micrometres in diameter) particulate matter (PM2.5).
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