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What is Cadmium?
Cadmium is a heavy metal. As a solid, cadmium is silver-white, blue-tinged, and lustrous. As a fume, cadmium is odorless, yellow-brown, and very fine.Cadmium is used as a pigment. It can also be released during many other operations, such as welding, cutting, burning, or drilling, or sandblasting of stainless steel or surfaces containing old paint.
Cadmium may be used as a blue-white maleable metal or as a grayish-white powder.
Cadmium Exposure
Cadmium is highly toxic. It is especially toxic by inhalation of the dust or fume.Exposure to cadmium can result in the deposit of cadmium in the kidney. Following exposure, cadmium in the kidney can increase progressively up to a critical level. At this level, kidney dysfunction can happen.
What We Look For
A special urine test is given during the medical screening. This test is sensitive to the changes in kidney function induced by cadmium.The results of the urine tests will help to show the possibility of kidney damage as a result of cadmium exposure. If you test positive, you will be referred to your doctor or advised of the specialty consultation needed for any additional test or treatment.
Confidentiality
All test results are confidential. You will receive a letter summarizing your examination and photocopies of your test results which you may share with your personal physician.
