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Cadmium is a relatively difficult environmental substance to assess in terms of its ecological effects and its impact on human health. It occurs naturally in the earths’ crust, and as a result is found in varying concentrations in virtually all components of freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems. It is also present in the atmosphere as the result of volcanic activity, and the entrainment of vegetative material. In addition, anthropogenic sources are many and varied resulting in substantial numbers of environmental pathways connecting them to humans and ecological species.
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Yost, K.J. (1986). Cadmium, the environment and human health: an overview. In: Mislin, H., Ravera, O. (eds) Cadmium in the Environment. Experientia Supplementum, vol 50. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7238-6_18
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