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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Cadmium Exposure

Environmental Health News: Feeling old? It might be from heavy metal - A national study links cadmium exposure to premature aging of cells – even at concentrations well below current safety standards.
Cadmium is naturally occurring on Earth, but it is also produced to make batteries and coat iron and steel. People are exposed to cadmium through contaminated food, tobacco smoke and polluted air near industrial areas.

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