Cadmium affected organs

Reproductive Cadmium/affects the reproductive organs and their ability to function properly... 

Organic complexed Cd is not important in arid soil solution. Hirsh and Banin (1990) observed 5-10% of Cd bound to organic ligands in Israeli arid soil solution. Emmerich et al. (1982) found that organic-Cd complexes constituted 1-4% of Cd in California arid soil solution. However, Villarroel et al. (1993) reported that in a California sludge-treated soil, Cd was mainly present in both free ion and organic complex forms (each accounted for 32-40% and 30-45% of total Cd in soil solution, respectively), followed by the chloride complexes (8-20%), S04-complex (3-10%), and P04-Cd complex (1.5-7.7%). The nitrate Cd complexes were the lowest. Cadmium activities and speciation is not significantly affected by P and N treatments. 

Almas A.R., McBride MB., Singh B.R. Changes in partitioning of cadmium-109 and zinc-65 in soils as affected by organic matter addition and temperature. Soil Sci Soc Am J... 

It was found that the competitive adsorption of 1 and AN molecules on the Cd electrode affected the kinetics of the Cd(II) electroreduction [226]. The physicochemical properties of coatings and effects of organic additives on cadmium deposition from iodide-water-AN mixtures were also studied by Kuznetsov et al. [225]. 

Coloring agents can be either organic or inorganic, but the former can adversely affect heat stability. Examples of suitable inorganic colorants are oxides and salts of iron, chromium, cobalt, titanium, and cadmium. Some not only provide color, but can also have some beneficial heat-aging effects. 

Endocrine and Reproductive Effects. Because the male and female reproductive organs are under complex neuroendocrine and hormonal control, any toxicant that alters any of these processes can affect the reproductive system (see Chapters 17 and 20). In addition metals can act directly on the sex organs. Cadmium is known to produce testicular injury after acute exposure, and lead accumulation in the testes is associated with testicular degeneration, inhibition of spermatogenesis, and Leydig-cell atrophy. 

Suedel, B.C., Rodgers Jr, J.H. and Deaver, E. (1997) Experimental factors that may affect toxicity of cadmium to freshwater organisms, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 33 (2), 188-193. 

One of the best known reactions of dialkyl cadmium compounds is that with acyl halides which results in the formation of ketones. The reactions of (CF3)2Cd glyme with CH, COBr and C6HhCOC1 were the third class of reactions of the trifluoromethylating reagent examined. However, the mixed trifluoromethylalkyl or -aryl ketones were not observed. The organic products obtained were the acyl fluorides (95% yield) along with difluorocarbene. The latter could be stereospecifically trapped at temperatures as low as -78°C. The addition of either lithium or magnesium halides to the reaction mixture did not affect the outcome (106). 

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