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Also just about every yellow or orange pigment, like in e.g. oil paint, is cadmium selenide or something in that family, as far as I am aware. Same for ceramics

Also just about every yellow or orange pigment, like in e.g. oil paint, is cadmium selenide or something in that family, as far as I am aware. Same for ceramics, if you want a nice yellow or orange it's cadmium time.

Bluestein 2y ago
Stuff's ubiquitous once you start looking.-
dhosek 2y ago
I remember seeing a cadmium spill on the edges of the sewage treatment plant near where I grew up. I was a nerdy enough kid to recognize it when I saw it.