Agricoltura e Diritto: Sicurezza Alimentare
| English |
| cadmium (en.) |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Uncountable; Singular
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| Term provenance |
full loan from latin
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| Definition |
Cadmium is a type of heavy metal found naturally in soils and rocks. It is soft and has a silvery colour. It is often found with another metal called zinc. It is mined and used in some industries to make things such as batteries, some pesticides, some types of paint, and certain parts of the equipment that makes nuclear power.
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| Definition source |
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
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| Context |
To set up limits for several contaminants: ochratoxin A, cadmium, lead, 3-MCPD, dioxin and, possibly, PCBs.
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| Context source |
White Pages on food safety COM(1999)719 final
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| Subject field |
Food safety
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| Sub-field |
White paper on food safety: Commission's proposals
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| Generic concept |
Contaminant
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| Coordinate concept |
Ochratoxin A, Lead, 3-MCPD, Dioxin, PCBs
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| fr |
Cadmium
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| it |
Cadmio
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| Reliability code |
3
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