For commercial purposes, we obtain the metal from zinc ores and furnace deposits. By subjecting zinc to downward distillation, the first portions that come over often contain cadmium. The pure ...

Cigarette smoke exposure is associated with the development and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, which is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Cigarette smoke ...

The lasing element in helium cadmium (HeCd) lasers is cadmium. At room temperature, cadmium is a metal. For lasing to occur, the metal must be evaporated from a reservoir, and then the vapor must be ...

The authority indicates that the maximum allowable level is 0.05 mg/kg in ppm, as set out in the Annex to European Commission Regulation 488/2014, on the presence of cadmium, heavy metal in food.