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Surface soils in the village of Shipham, UK, (population 1092) contained 2.0–336 (GM 75.2) ppm cadmium whereas soils in a control village contained 0.1–7.6 (GM 0.74) ppm. The health of 548 members of the exposed population was assessed by means of a detailed health inventory, clinical measurements, laboratory studies on blood and urine specimens, and dietary evaluation. The data were compared with a control population matched for age and sex. When corrected for associated variables, the data suggest that the increased cadmium intakes from contaminated soil were not associated with significant health effects.
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Barltrop, D. (1986). Evaluation of Cadmium Exposure from Contaminated Soil. In: Assink, J.W., Van Den Brink, W.J. (eds) Contaminated Soil. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5181-5_23
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