Anthropogenic gadolinium in the Tone River (Japan): an update showing a 7.7-fold increase from 1996 to 2020.
Soma KumasakaA Adhipatria P KartamihardjaYuka KumasakaSatomi KameoHiroshi KoyamaYoshito TsushimaPublished in: European radiology experimental (2024)
• All water samples from Tone River displayed positive Gd anomalies. • The Gd anomalies increased to 7.7 times higher over the past 24 years. • Correlations between Gd values and the number of hospitals and MRI units were observed.