28/10/2025
Living with Gadolinium? There are several ways to help relieve the damage. But importantly, ensure that you don't get pressured to put this in your body in the first place!
. Environmental. Toxicant.
Environmental pollution. Anthropogenic, Marine ecosystems, Bioaccumulation, Wastewater treatment, Ecotoxicology
Let's be curious ----
🧐Why aren't we discussing Gadolinium as it relates to the environment, aquatic life, and drinking water?
💉"Thirty tons of gadolinium metal ion were cumulatively administered to patients worldwide between 1988 and 1999 and this number has now exceeded 50 tons of gadolinium annually (Caravan et al. 1999)."(1)
🥤As was documented back in 2019, "The concentration of anthropogenic Gd is similar in the soft drinks and in the corresponding tap water, demonstrating that the highly stable Gd-based contrast agents are not removed in soda fountains but are directly transferred to the beverages."
⚠️"Advancing research on the interaction mechanisms of this element with other pollutants and its potential synergy in cumulative toxicity processes represents one of the central challenges for environmental science in the coming decades." (3)
👉Questions for us all to ponder ---
- Are the trade-offs of an incredible image showing the inside of the human body, now known to be problematic in humans, and as referenced here, to aquatic life and the environment, truly beneficial to anyone in the long term?
- What will history say?
Living With Gadolinium, LLC
References:
(1) Gadolinium: pharmacokinetics and toxicity in humans and laboratory animals following contrast agent administration
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8837552/
(2) Gadolinium: a review on concentrations and impacts in marine and coastal systems
https://pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/271833/1-s2.0-S0269749125X00154/1-s2.0-S0269749125008267/main.pdf
(3) Gadolinium: a review on concentrations and impacts in marine and coastal systems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749125008267
(4) Gadolinium persistence in marine and coastal systems creates substantial environmental challenges.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749125008267
(5) Anthropogenic gadolinium in tap water and in tap water-based beverages from fast-food franchises in six major cities in Germany
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969719331882
