Table of Contents

Personnel
Foreword
Comparative Listing - Welding Processes
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Executive Summary
Technical Summary
Conclusions
List of Tables
List of Figures
1. Fumes
    1.1 Effects of Electrode Composition
    1.2 Lead
    1.3 Aluminium
    1.4 Aerosol Analysis
    1.5 Ozone and Nitrogen Oxides
    1.6 Carbon Monoxide
2. Electromagnetic Radiation
    2.1 Light
    2.2 Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Energy (ELF)
    2.3 Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Energy
    2.4 Ionizing Radiation
3. Production Coatings
    3.1 Organics Released by Heating
    3.2 Inorganics Released During Welding or Cutting
4. Hygiene and Work Practices
    4.1 Robots
    4.2 Accidents/Personnel Safety
    4.3 Regulations, Guidelines, and Standards
5. Respiratory Tract
    5.1 Alveolar Macrophages
    5.2 Anti-oxidant Systems
    5.3 Estimation of Retained Particles in Lungs
    5.4 Pulmonary Function and Bronchitis
6. Cancer
    6.1 Epidemiologic Studies
    6.2 Metal Carcinogens
7. Metal Fume Fever
8. Effects on the Ear and Hearing
9. Effects on the Eyes and Vision
10. Effects on the Nervous System
11. Effects on the Musculoskeletal System
12. Effects on the Reproductive System
    12.1 Male
13. Clastagenesis
14. Effects on the Urogenital Tract
15. Effects on the Immune System
16. Biological Monitoring
    16.1 Aluminium
    16.2 Chromium
    16.3 Nickel
    16.4 Lead
17. In Vitro Studies
    17.1 Mammalian Cell Studies
    17.2 Hyperbaric Pressure
References

Abstract

This publication covers literature related to the effects of welding and health and covers the period of 1988 to 1989. Covers studies on: the effects of electromagnetic radiation, characteristics of welding emissions that may have an impact on control technologies necessary to protect the welder.

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