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Diagram to the left: If you are being exposed to heavy metals, then these are some of the symptoms of heavy metal poisoning.
Cadmium is a toxic and cancer-causing heavy metal (a known carcinogen) that accumulates in your body and throughout the environment. It is industrially used in pigments, as a coating for steel and copper, as an additive in plastics, in batteries and in solar panels.
Exposure to this metal may cause mild flu-like symptoms (a.k.a., "the cadmium chills") that can increase in severity to include respiratory, liver and kidney problems, which may be irreversible and fatal. Skeletal symptoms may include bone softening and loss of mineral density resulting in increased risk of fractures.
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