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	[[File:CADMIUM.png\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Cadmium, [[atomic number]] 48 and [[atomic weight]] of 112.411.<Ref>Created internally by a member of the Energy Education team.</ref>]]		[[File:CADMIUM.png\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Cadmium, [[atomic number]] 48 and [[atomic weight]] of 112.411.<Ref>Created internally by a member of the Energy Education team.</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Cadmium''' is the 48<sup>th</sup> [[element]] on the [[periodic table of elements\|periodic table]]. It is a poisonous [[metal]] and within the [[environment]] it is classified as a harmful [[pollutant]].</onlyinclude><ref name=jl>Jefferson Lab. (Accessed September 19, 2015). ''The Element Cadmium'' [Online], Available: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele048.html</ref> It can be released into the environment from natural sources like volcanoes, and from human activities such as fertilizer use, [[fossil fuel]] [[combustion]], mining and smelting, waste incineration, and even tobacco smoking.<ref>Cadium, ''Cadmium exposure and human health'' [Online], Available: http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=5</ref> <ref name=who>World Health Organization. (accessed September 19, 2015). ''Exposure to Cadmium: A Major Public Health Concern'' [Online], Available: http://www.who.int/ipcs/features/cadmium.pdf</ref> The percentages of total [[emissions]] can be seen via the [[Cadmium#Cadmium Pollution Sources\|data visualization below]].		<onlyinclude>'''Cadmium''' is the 48<sup>th</sup> [[element]] on the [[periodic table of elements\|periodic table]]. It is a poisonous [[metal]] and within the [[environment]] it is classified as a harmful [[pollutant]].</onlyinclude><ref name=jl>Jefferson Lab. (Accessed September 19, 2015). ''The Element Cadmium'' [Online], Available: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele048.html</ref> It can be released into the environment from natural sources like volcanoes, and from human activities such as fertilizer use, [[fossil fuel]] [[combustion]], mining and smelting, waste incineration, and even tobacco smoking.<ref>Cadium, ''Cadmium exposure and human health'' [Online], Available: http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=5</ref> <ref name=who>World Health Organization. (accessed September 19, 2015). ''Exposure to Cadmium: A Major Public Health Concern'' [Online], Available: http://www.who.int/ipcs/features/cadmium.pdf</ref> The percentages of total [[emissions]] can be seen via the [[Cadmium#Cadmium Pollution Sources\|data visualization below]].
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	Due to its toxicity cadmium use in industry has been limited, however it is still used for some applications. Most uses involves combining it with [[nickel]] within nickel-cadmium [[batteries]]. It is also used in [[control rod]]s within [[nuclear reactor]]s because of its [[neutron]] absorbing properties.<Ref name=who/> Cadmium is used outside of the energy sector in creating corrosion resistant metals and even brightly coloured paints.<ref>Cadium, ''Cadmium exposure and human health'' [Online], Available: http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=15</ref>		Due to its toxicity cadmium use in industry has been limited, however it is still used for some applications. Most uses involves combining it with [[nickel]] within nickel-cadmium [[battery\|batteries]]. It is also used in [[control rod]]s within [[nuclear reactor]]s because of its [[neutron]] absorbing properties.<Ref name=who/> Cadmium is used outside of the energy sector in creating corrosion resistant metals and even brightly coloured paints.<ref>Cadium, ''Cadmium exposure and human health'' [Online], Available: http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=15</ref>

	==Health effects==		==Health effects==

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	[[File:CADMIUM.png\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Cadmium, [[atomic number]] 48 and [[atomic weight]] of 112.411.<Ref>Created internally by a ~~memer~~ of the Energy Education team.</ref>]]		[[File:CADMIUM.png\|200px\|thumb\|Figure 1. Cadmium, [[atomic number]] 48 and [[atomic weight]] of 112.411.<Ref>Created internally by a member of the Energy Education team.</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Cadmium''' is the 48<sup>th</sup> [[element]] on the [[periodic table of elements\|periodic table]]. It is a poisonous [[metal]] and within the [[environment]] it is classified as a harmful [[pollutant]].</onlyinclude><ref name=jl>Jefferson Lab. (Accessed September 19, 2015). ''The Element Cadmium'' [Online], Available: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele048.html</ref> It can be released into the environment from natural sources like volcanoes, and from human activities such as fertilizer use, [[fossil fuel]] [[combustion]], mining and smelting, waste incineration, and even tobacco smoking.<ref>Cadium, ''Cadmium exposure and human health'' [Online], Available: http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=5</ref> <ref name=who>World Health Organization. (accessed September 19, 2015). ''Exposure to Cadmium: A Major Public Health Concern'' [Online], Available: http://www.who.int/ipcs/features/cadmium.pdf</ref> The percentages of total [[emissions]] can be seen via the [[Cadmium#Cadmium Pollution Sources\|data visualization below]].		<onlyinclude>'''Cadmium''' is the 48<sup>th</sup> [[element]] on the [[periodic table of elements\|periodic table]]. It is a poisonous [[metal]] and within the [[environment]] it is classified as a harmful [[pollutant]].</onlyinclude><ref name=jl>Jefferson Lab. (Accessed September 19, 2015). ''The Element Cadmium'' [Online], Available: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele048.html</ref> It can be released into the environment from natural sources like volcanoes, and from human activities such as fertilizer use, [[fossil fuel]] [[combustion]], mining and smelting, waste incineration, and even tobacco smoking.<ref>Cadium, ''Cadmium exposure and human health'' [Online], Available: http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=5</ref> <ref name=who>World Health Organization. (accessed September 19, 2015). ''Exposure to Cadmium: A Major Public Health Concern'' [Online], Available: http://www.who.int/ipcs/features/cadmium.pdf</ref> The percentages of total [[emissions]] can be seen via the [[Cadmium#Cadmium Pollution Sources\|data visualization below]].

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			==Video==
			The video below is from the University of Nottingham's [http://www.periodicvideos.com/ periodic videos project].<ref>See more videos from the University of Nottingham on different elements here: http://www.periodicvideos.com/</ref> They have created a complete suite of short videos on every element on the [[periodic table of elements]].

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	==References==		==References==
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[[File:CADMIUM.png|200px|thumb|Figure 1. Cadmium, [[atomic number]] 48 and [[atomic weight]] of 112.411.<Ref>Created internally by a memer of the Energy Education team.</ref>]]
<onlyinclude>'''Cadmium''' is the 48<sup>th</sup> [[element]] on the [[periodic table of elements|periodic table]]. It is a poisonous [[metal]] and within the [[environment]] it is classified as a harmful [[pollutant]].</onlyinclude><ref name=jl>Jefferson Lab. (Accessed September 19, 2015). ''The Element Cadmium'' [Online], Available: http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele048.html</ref> It can be released into the environment from natural sources like volcanoes, and from human activities such as fertilizer use, [[fossil fuel]] [[combustion]], mining and smelting, waste incineration, and even tobacco smoking.<ref>Cadium, ''Cadmium exposure and human health'' [Online], Available: http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=5</ref> <ref name=who>World Health Organization. (accessed September 19, 2015). ''Exposure to Cadmium: A Major Public Health Concern'' [Online], Available: http://www.who.int/ipcs/features/cadmium.pdf</ref> The percentages of total [[emissions]] can be seen via the [[Cadmium#Cadmium Pollution Sources|data visualization below]].

Some properties of cadmium include:<ref name=jl/>

{| class="wikitable"
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| '''[[Atomic weight]]''' || 112.411
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| '''[[Density]]''' (at 0<sup>o</sup>C) || 8.69 [[gram|g]]/[[meter|cm<sup>3</sup>]]
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| '''[[Boiling point]]''' || 1040 [[Kelvin|K]]
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| '''[[Melting point]]''' || 594.22 K
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Due to its toxicity cadmium use in industry has been limited, however it is still used for some applications. Most uses involves combining it with [[nickel]] within nickel-cadmium [[batteries]]. It is also used in [[control rod]]s within [[nuclear reactor]]s because of its [[neutron]] absorbing properties.<Ref name=who/> Cadmium is used outside of the energy sector in creating corrosion resistant metals and even brightly coloured paints.<ref>Cadium, ''Cadmium exposure and human health'' [Online], Available: http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=15</ref>

==Health effects==

Cadmium is very poisonous to humans, and its target organ is the kidney. It may either be inhaled or ingested which may lead to several complications such as kidney stones, osteopororis, softening of the bones and even lung cancer. High levels of inhalation result in complications of breathing due to chronic obstructed airway disease, and can also cause effects like pulmonary oedema which can be lethal.<ref name=who/>

===Mitigation===

Emissions of cadmium have been reduced drastically in recent years. To see this, along with more data on cadmium and other pollutants, click [http://energyeducation.ca/wiki/index.php?title=detailed_pollution_data&pollutant=Cd#Detailed_Source_Data here]. These reduced emissions are in part due to the awareness of the toxic effects, however there is still more that can be done. Recycling of cadmium products should always be done after the product's lifetime, and it should never be disposed of improperly.

==Cadmium Pollution Sources==
The chart below shows the human releases of Cadmium in Canada.
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For more information on cadmium, please see [http://www.cadmium.org/pg_n.php?id_menu=15 the International Cadmium Assocation].

==References==
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