Latest studies have proven the importance of a reduction
of cadmium emissions for human health. Some efforts in
this direction have been made, especially within in the
European Union. Cadmium, on the one hand, is example
for an industrially used substance with negative long-time
effects on human health. On the other hand, it is an example
for the beneficial potential of the international cooperation
of laboratories, universities and local authorities.
Efforts to research and reduce the effects of cadmium
emissions have to continue. A number of promising
projects give rise to the hope that, in the future, alternative
testing methods may allow a reduction of the number of
laboratory animals necessary for this research.