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The Element Cadmium - Basic Physical and Historical Information ...

Statistics and information on the worldwide supply, demand, and flow of cadmium ...

Discovered : 1817 by Friedrich Stromeyer Isolated in Gottingen, Germany Origin : The name is derived from the Latin 'cadmia', the name for the mineral calamine. Description : A silvery metal produced as a by-product of zinc refining. It is used in rechargeable batteries, and cadmium sulfide was once a common pigment known as cadmium yellow. Cadmium accumulates in the body; although a persons ...