The way of Cadmium

Abstract

Cadmium is a heavy metal found in the stale air in some industrial wastes, including sewage, recycling of PVC waste and waste incineration. It also originates from the production of lead, zinc, in the burning of fossil fuels (oil and derivatives) and in the use of phosphate fertilizers and pesticides, very common in our agriculture. It is a toxic element for all living beings. But the plastics industry continues to emphasize the safety of their products. Even so, the circle of evidence closes more and more. Recently a group of experts from the Ministry of Environment of Spain warned against baking or heating foods packaged in PVC bottles, due to its content of toxic substances, one of the most dangerous non-ferrous white metal called cadmium, a element that has attracted attention for its power of assimilation in the body, its deadly carcinogenic potential and cause terrible birth defects, as has been shown in scientific studies.