Cadmium Concentration in Human Autopsy Tissues

The concentration of cadmium in human tissues obtained on the basis of autopsies of non-poisoned Polish people (n = 150), aged from 1 to 80 years, examined between 1990 and 2010, is presented. The following values were found in wet digested samples by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) (mean ± SD, median, and range, μg/g of wet weight): brain 0.020 ± 0.031, 0.084, 0–0.120 (n = 41); stomach 0.148 ± 0.195, 0.084, 0–1.25 (n = 89); small...