Contents of cadmium test kit
Colour chart to check results from cadmium poisoning test, accurate ppm
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Cadmium Test Kit
Cadmium testing kit, home cadmium testing kit for cadmium toxicity, cadmium poisoning and contamination in water and the human body.
Test urine for cadmium levels if you are concerned about cadmium pollution exposure.
Toxic effects of cadmium heavy metal contamination can be poisonous, ingestion of cadmium is dangerous and can lead to illness and in some case be fatal.
You could be suffering from cadmium poisoning symptoms, simple home health check to see your Cadmium exposure levels.
To test for other heavy metals, we also offer specialist heavy metals test kits for many other heavy metals.
Or try heavy metal hair analysis for accurate laboratory results with dietary recommendations.
Cadmium toxicity heavy metal poisoning symptoms.
Acute exposure to cadmium fumes may cause flu like symptoms including chills, fever, and muscle ache. Symptoms of cadmium toxicity may resolve after a week if there is no respiratory damage. More severe exposures can cause tracheo-bronchitis, pneumonitis, and pulmonary oedema.
Cadmium poisoning symptoms
Symptoms of cadmium poisoning inflammation may start hours after the exposure and include:
- cough,
- dryness and irritation of the nose and throat
- headache
- dizziness
- weakness
- fever
- chills
- chest pain.
Inhaling cadmium-laden dust quickly leads to respiratory tract and kidney problems which can be fatal (often from renal failure).
Ingestion of any significant amount of cadmium causes immediate poisoning and damage to the liver and the kidneys. Compounds containing cadmium are also carcinogenic.
The bones become soft (osteomalacia), lose bone mass and become weaker (osteoporosis). This causes the pain in the joints and the back, and also increases the risk of fractures. In extreme cases of cadmium poisoning, the mere body weight causes a fracture.
The kidneys lose their function to remove acids from the blood in proximal renal tubular dysfunction. The kidney damage inflicted by cadmium poisoning is irreversible and does not heal over time.
The proximal renal tubular dysfunction creates low phosphate levels in the blood (hypophosphatemia), causing muscle weakness and sometimes coma.
The dysfunction also causes gout, a form of arthritis due to the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints because of high acidity of the blood (hyperuricemia).
Another side effect is increased levels of chloride in the blood (hyperglycaemia). The kidneys can also shrink up to 30%. Other patients lose their sense of smell (anosmia).
Cadmium Testing Kit - Contents
Cadmium testing kit contents
- 1 Colour strip on box of the kit
- 1 Large Test-tube
- 1 Vial with red cap - reagent 1
- 1 Vial with clear cap - reagent 2
- 1 Vial with yellow cap - reagent 3
1 vial with clear cap - Reagent 1 (contains 10% sulphuric acid and care must be taken as it is corrosive - please avoid contact with skin or eyes)
How To Check Cadmium Levels - Preparation
Cadmium testing kit preparation
- Remove the 3 vials from the test tube
- In the empty test-tube, add 5 ml. of the solution to be tested
- The solution is now ready for testing
How To Test For Cadmium Poisoning - Use
Cadmium testing kit use, complete instructions provided with Cadmium testing kit
Conducting the test For Cadmium heavy metals
- Add all the content from the clear-cap vial (Reagent 1) to the test-tube containing the solution to be tested
- Close the test-tube and shake slightly and gently to mix the solutions.
- Add all the content from the red-cap vial (Reagent 2) to the mixed solutions in the test-tube
- Close the test-tube and shake slightly and gently to mix the solutions.
- Add all the content from the yellow-cap vial (Reagent 3) to the mixed solutions in the test-tube
- Close the test-tube and shake slightly and gently to mix the solutions.
- Wait 2 minutes and compare with colour strip
Cadmium Poisoning Test - Results
Cadmium testing kit results, result is measured accurately in parts per million. Tests the presence of ions of cadmium to a high degree of accuracy and detect contamination, use for drinking water and urine.
