Table of Contents

Personnel
Foreword
Glossary
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction
Executive Summary
Technical Summary
List of Tables
List of Figures
Section One - The Exposure
1. Fume Composition
2. Analytical Procedures
    2.1 Chromium
    2.2 Thorium
3. Electromagnetic Radiation
    3.1 Blue Light
    3.2 Ultraviolet Light
4. Incidental Exposures
    4.1 Lead
    4.2 Phosgene
    4.3 Isocyanates
5. Workplace Exposures
6. Hygiene and Work Practices
    6.1 Ventilation
    6.2 Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations
    6.3 Accidents and Injuries
Section Two - Effects of Welding on Human Health
7. Respiratory Tract
    7.1 Pulmonary Function
    7.2 Asthma
    7.3 Pneumoconiosis
    7.4 Case Reports - Pneumoconioisis
    7.5 Absences Due to Respiratory Symptoms
    7.6 Respiratory Tract Infections
    7.7 Particle Size
8. Cancer
    8.1 Lung Cancer
    8.2 Kidney Cancer
    8.3 Pancreatic Cancer
    8.4 Cancer of the Small Intestine
    8.5 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
    8.6 Cancer of the Eye
    8.7 Skin Cancer
    8.8 Childhood Brain Tumors
    8.9 Cancer Associated with Electromagnetic Fields
9. Metal Fume Fever
10. Effects on the Ear
11. Effects on the Eye and Vision
    11.1 Eye Injuries
    11.2 Visual Acuity
    11.3 Retina
    11.4 Cornea
12. Effects on the Skin
    12.1 Systemic Sclerosis
13. Effects on the Nervous System
    13.1 Effects of Aluminum
    13.2 Effects of Manganese
14. Effects on the Cardiovascular System
15. Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
16. Effects on the Endocrine System
17. Effects on the Immune System
18. Effects on Reproduction
19. Health Surveys
20. Genotoxicity
21. Effects of Chromium
22. Effects of Mercury
23. Effects of Lead
24. Biological Monitoring
Section Three - Investigations in Animals
25. Inhalation Studies
    25.1 Respiration
    25.2 Pulmonary Fibrosis
    25.3 Metal Fume Fever
References
Acknowledgments
Appendix A - Common Measurements of Pulmonary Function
Appendix B - Occupational Epidemiology

Abstract

Covers studies of the health effects of fumes, gases, radiation, and noise generated during various welding processes.

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