Occupational Exposure to Cadmium
Abstract
Cadmium, in its elemental state, is either a blue-white, lustrous metal or a grayish-white powder found in lead, copper, and zinc sulfide ores; most cadmium compounds are highly colored from brown to yellow and red. Cadmium is used as an anticorrosive electroplated onto steel, as an electrode component in alkaline batteries, as a component of solders and welding electrodes, and as a stabilizer in plastics. Workers in a wide variety of industries - from manufactures of plastics, ceramics, and paint to industries involving electroplating, metal machining, and welding - are exposed to cadmium.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA400446
Entities
Organizations
- United States Department of Labor