PROTEINURIA DUE TO INHALATION OF CADMIUM STEARATE DUST

Abstract

The workers, who had been exposed to dusts of stabilizers including lead stearate, lead orthosilicate, cadmium stearate and others in a vinyl chloride film manufacturing factory, were examind in 1963 and 1964. A high occurrence of proteinuria was observed without any change in the function of the respiratory organs. Their urinary excretion of cadmium was found to increase, though slight, but no increase in urinary lead ex-cretion. From the results, the proteinuria was supposed to be due to the absorption of cadmium stearate.