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Article: Respiratory effects from work-related exposure to welding fumes in Hamadan, Iran.
- Article from:
- Archives of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
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INDUSTRIAL WELDING has been associated historically with lung diseases, and current welding techniques continue to produce many potential exposures to particulates and gases. (1) The welding process produces a complex mixture of irritant gases, coarse metal particulates, and fine metal oxide fume. (2) The correct manual welding technique requires the welder to observe the arc directly from a distance of 18 inches. There is a potential risk for inhalation of the plume both by welders and by others working nearby with inadequate respiratory protection. Therefore, welding may involve inhalation exposure to a number of fume components, depending on the metal or specific ...