Patients are injected with gadolinium-based agents before certain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. Most passes through the body and is urinated out, eventually entering the ocean through wastewater or getting back into freshwater reservoirs. Researchers reported that gadolinium released into the marine environment affects many creatures. It’s also possible that these chemicals can boomerang back to humans through the food chain and can causes many adverse effect on children.
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Article Gadolinium as an Emerging Microcontaminant in Water Resource...
A new review published by researchers in Poland shows that gadolinium released into the marine environment affects many creatures, although how an animal reacts to the element varies. ... Filtering the element through water treatment facilities is possible.
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/is-a-chemical-used-in-mris-a-threat-to-marine-ecosystems/
Preventing gadolinium toxicity. If the answer is that it will not, you should refuse the gadolinium injection. If it is clear to you that the gadolinium is necessary to make treatment choices that cannot be made without it, you can still take proactive action.
https://medinsight.org/mri-contrast-gadolinium/
The concerns focus on gadolinium, a rare-earth metal used in some of the most effective dyes. It is well known that it can trigger a rare, dangerous condition called nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in people with kidney disease. Gadolinium can also cause an allergic reaction.
https://www.cancertodaymag.org/Pages/Summer2019/Concerns-Raised-About-MRI-Contrast-Dye.aspx
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