Cadmium body burden and health effects after restoration of cadmium-polluted soils in cadmium-polluted areas in the Jinzu River basin.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateWritten informed consent was obtained from the individual to participate in the study. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Kanazawa University (No. 968-I) and the Ethics Committee of Kanazawa Medical University (No. I 484 and I 750). Consent for publicationNot applicable. Availability of data and materialData available on request from authors. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. FundingThis study was supported by grants from the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, for Health Effects due to Heavy Metal Exposure 2019–2021, and 2022–2024. Authors’ contributionsMS, YS, KN, MI, TK, and HN designed the study and acquired data. MI managed the urine specimens. YS, NK, YO, YKT, HI, and KT measured. MS and YS performed the statistical analysis. MS wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors contributed critical review of the analysis data and the manuscript and approved the final version. AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the people involved in the Council of Countermeasures for Itai-itai Disease for their cooperation in the survey. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding This study was supported by grants from the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, for Health Effects due to Heavy Metal Exposure 2019–2021, and 2022–2024."