The effect of cadmium on some enzymes in the developing chick embryo

Cadmium (Gr. kadmeia - earth), a soft bluewhite metal, is a member of ~roup· II b of the Periodic Table, and lies between zinc and mercury. Cadmium (Cd) possesses the following physical constants: Atomic number 48; atomic weight 112.4; valency 2 and specific gravity a.?. The metal melts at 321°C and boils at ?65°c, and is remarkably volatile for a heavy metal. Its volatility has constituted a special industrial hazard since its b.p. is below the melting point of copper (1083°C), and copper-cadmium alloys were formerly difficult to prepare without gross losses of cadmium into the atmosphere.

Grantor

Division of Chemical Pathology

Year dc:date.issued

1970

Author dc:creator

• Gubb, Peter John Digby

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kench, J.E

• Cadmium

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/11427/32003

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/32003