Impacts of anthropogenic pollution of cadmium on the environment

The goal of this work is to describe how cadmium behaves in our environment and how much the environment is polluted by it. To illustrate this issue we used primarily specialized literature, articles and the annual reports of institutions investigating environmental pollution. On the basis of the information ascertained it is possible to pronounce that the pollution caused by cadmium has decreased in Europe in the last few years, but still there exist contaminated areas on which it is necessary to focus and find effective methods to remove the pollution. Otherwise the research should concentrate on contamination of the soil by sediments from sewage treatment plants and by phosphate fertilizers which are not only the source of cadmium, but also the source of other heavy metals