Table of Contents

Personnel
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Executive Summary
Technical Summary
1. The Exposure
   1.1 Fumes
   1.2 Gases
   1.3 Protective Coatings
   1.4 Electromagnetic Radiation
   1.5 Noise
2. Effects of Welding on Human Health
   2.1 Respiratory Tract
   2.2 Cancer
   2.3 Effects on the Ear and Hearing
   2.4 Effects on the Eye and Vision
   2.5 Effects on the Skin
   2.6 Effects on the Cardiovascular System
   2.7 Effects on the Nervous System
   2.8 Effects on the Liver
   2.9 Effects on the Musculoskeletal System
   2.10 Effects on the Urogenital Tract
   2.11 Effects on the Teeth and Oral Cavity
   2.12 Metal Fume Fever
   2.13 Sensitivity to Fume Components
   2.14 Biochemical Changes
   2.15 Human Fatality
   2.16 Occupational Medicine
3. Toxicologic Investigations in Animals and in Cell Cultures
   3.1 Animal Studies
   3.2 In Vitro Studies
References
Bibliography

Abstract

Literature survey since EWH-3, covers technical literature from December 1980 through June 1982.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Welding Society
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