Topic: Aimin Chen
AP News | 2010-01-11 07:05:07
Heavy metal cadmium found in kids' jewelry hurts young brains like lead, also causes cancer
Cadmium is a soft, whitish metal that occurs naturally in soil. It's perhaps best known as one half of rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, but also is used in pigments, electroplating and plastic. Lab testing organized by The Associated Press shows that it also is present ...
