With regards to human health, eating crops grown in soil contaminated by Cd can lead to cancer, bone lesions, lung dysfunction, renal dysfunction, anemia and other diseases [8,9,10]
Protein carbonylation: Molecular mechanisms, biological implications, and analytical approaches
70,71 They act as a detoxifying agent via enhancing the activity of enzymes responsible for detoxification like glutathione S-transferase (GST), 72 uridine-5-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase, quinone reductase (QR) and epoxide hydrolase
Thus, S = 1 for males, and for females, S = 1.8 for the average female E 2, consistent with the 80% choice above
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Common products that we use everyday, like household cleaning supplies and personal care products, are packed with toxins