Table of Contents

Personnel
Foreword
Comparative Listing
Acknowledgments
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction
Executive Summary
Technical Summary
Conclusions
Section One - The Exposure
1. Fumes
   1.1 Effects of Electrode Composition
   1.2 Chromium
   1.3 Nickel
   1.4 Analytical Methods
   1.5 Analysis of Metals in Biological Tissue
   1.6 Particles
2. Ozone
3. Electromagnetic Radiation
4. Production Coatings
5. Noise
6. Hygiene and Work Practices
   6.1 Accidents
   6.2 Clothing
   6.3 Protective Gear
   6.4 Training
Section Two - Effects of Welding on Human Health
7. Respiratory Tract
    7.1 Alveolar Macrophages
    7.2 Estimation of Retained Particles in the Lungs
    7.3 Pulmonary Function and Bronchitis
    7.4 Acute Respiratory Tract Disease - Case Report
    7.5 Production Coatings
8. Cancer
    8.1 Epidemiologic Studies
    8.2 Metal Carcinogens
    8.3 Screening for Cancer
9. Metal Fume Fever
10. Effects on the Ear and Hearing
11. Effects on the Eye and Vision
12. Effects on the Nervous System
13. Effects on the Skin
14. Sensitivity to Fume Components
15. Effects on the Musculoskeletal System
16. Effects on the Urogenital Tract
17. Effects on the Teeth and Oral Cavity
18. Effects on the Voice
19. Biological Monitoring
    19.1 Aluminum
    19.2 Manganese
    19.3 Chromium
    19.4 Analytical Methods
Section Three - Investigations in Animals and Cell Cultures
20. Animal Studies
    20.1 Inflammation and Fibrosis
    20.2 Clearance
    20.3 Toxicity
    20.4 Allergic Sensitivity
    20.5 Biochemical Studies
    20.6 Barium
21. In Vitro Studies
    21.1 Bacterial Assays
    21.2 Mammalian Cell Studies
    21.3 Hyperbaric Pressure
References

Abstract

Covers the characteristics of welding emissions and protective measures against them, modes and effects of exposure on various body organs and results of animal and in vitro studies. Also includes information of biological monitoring, cancer, the stability of welding fumes, and effects of welding on respiratory and urogenital tracts.

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