Fertilizers as a Source of Cadmium

by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Several OECD countries have taken steps to reduce the amount of cadmium present in soil as a result of the use of phosphate fertilizers. The 24 papers in this OECD document address a number of issues (health, environmental, economic and trade) pertaining to the use of cadmium-bearing fertilizers. The authors represent a wide range of viewpoints, including those of governments and industry in both OECD and non-OECD countries. Also included are reports from sessions of the OECD Cadmium Workshop held in Sweden in October 1995, at which participants sought to reach consensus on sources of cadmium inputs to the environment and on action s that could be taken to address national or international problems and concerns.

252 pages, Paperback

Published November 5, 1996