cadmium: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Cadmium Toxicity and Health Effects - A Brief Summary. Oct 10, 2026
Add new Web site: GOV.UK - Cadmium: general information. Aug 04, 2026
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - Cadmium and compounds. Jan 27, 2026
Add new Web site: World Health Organization - Exposure to Cadmium: A Major Public Health Concern (PDF). Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: IOPscience - Environmental Research Letters - Cadmium: a global assessment of mineral resources, extraction, and indicators of mine toxicity potential. Sep 20, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Cadmium Toxicity and Health Effects - A Brief Summary. Aug 04, 2025
Add new Web site: Dartmouth Toxic Metals - Cadmium: An Illusive Presence. May 03, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Scientific Reports - Detection of environmental pollutant cadmium in water using a visual bacterial biosensor. Nov 29, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Cadmium Toxicity and Health Effects - A Brief Summary. Oct 16, 2024
Media added. Mar 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Chemistry Libretexts - Chemistry of Cadmium. Sep 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Facts About Cadmium. Apr 19, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Cadmium Toxicity and Health Effects - A Brief Summary. Dec 16, 2022
Add new Web site: Better Health Channel - Cadmium. May 01, 2022
Add new Web site: The Periodic Table - The Element Cadmium. Feb 28, 2021
Atomic weight changed from “112.40” to “112.414.” Oct 26, 2020
Changed "zincblende" to "zinc blende." Jan 15, 2014
Add new Web site: Webelements - Cadmium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: American Elements - Cadmium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Periodic Table of the Elements - Cadmium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Tox Town - Cadmium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Cadmium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Chemicool - Cadmium. Dec 02, 2013
Add new Web site: Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Cadmium. Dec 02, 2013
Text added noting top-producing countries of cadmium. Aug 23, 2013
Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry - Cadmium. Apr 07, 2013
Combined with cadmium section of zinc group article. Jan 29, 2009
Added new Web site: Chemical Elements.com - Cadmium. Sep 19, 2008
Article revised and updated. Feb 26, 2008
Added new Web site: U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Cadmium. Jun 14, 2007
Added new Web site: Los Alamos National Laboratory - Cadmium. Jun 14, 2007
Added new Web site: Metals as Toxins - Cadmium. Jun 14, 2007
Added new Web site: Lenntech - Cadmium - Cd. Jun 14, 2007
Added new Web site: Mineral Information Institute - Cadmium. Jun 14, 2007
Added new Web site: WebExhibits - Cadmium yellow. Jun 14, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 12, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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