镉 Cd
cite: Liu X B, Lin C, Wu Y Y, et al. Dataset-based assessment of heavy metal contamination in freshwater fishes and their health risks[J]. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022, 29(33): 49985-49997.
- Chinese name
- 镉
- English name
- Cd
- Full Enghish name
- cadmium
- CAS number
- 7440-43-9
- Molecular formula
- Cd
- PubChem
- 23973
- Molecular weight
- 112.41 g/mol
- Dates
- Cadmium is a silver-white blue tinged lustrous metallic solid. (NTP, 1992)
- Melting point
- 609.6 °F (NTP, 1992)
- Boiling point
- 1409 °F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992)
- Carcinogenicity
- NTP: Known to be a human carcinogen. EPA: Probable human carcinogen. IARC: Carcinogenic to humans
- Exposure routes
- The substance can be absorbed into the body by inhalation of its aerosol and by ingestion.
- Diseases
- pulmonary edema, dyspnea (breathing difficulty), cough, chest tightness, substernal (occurring beneath the sternum) pain; headache; chills, muscle aches; nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; anosmia (loss of the sense of smell), emphysema, proteinuria, mild anemia; [potential occupational carcinogen]
- Health hazards
- HE1 - Cancer---Currently regulated by OSHA as carcinogen;HE3 - Chronic (Cumulative) Toxicity---Long-term organ toxicity other than nervous, respiratory, hematologic or reproductive;HE11 - Respiratory Effects---Acute lung damage/edema or other;HE16 - Irritation-Eyes, Nose, Throat, Skin---Mild;HE17 - Asphyxiants, Anoxiants
- Ecotoxicity values