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Cadmium levels found to be four times higher in waste pickers – News-Medical.Net
Waste pickers exposed to discarded electronics, aluminum and metal cans have up to four times higher levels of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in their blood than the wider population, a study has found.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 4 2020
Waste pickers exposed to discarded electronics, aluminum and metal cans have up to four times higher levels of the toxic heavy metal cadmium in their blood than the wider population, a study has found.
Researchers in Brazil found that salvagers and workers at recycling facilities — known as waste pickers — who previously worked in another occupation had lower cadmium levels, suggesting that length of exposure and heavy metal concentration levels are…
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