Control of occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium and ozone in tubular wire arc-welding processes by replacement of potassium by lithium or by addition of zinc

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-42

  Dennis, John H ^a   French, Michael J ^a   Hewitt, Peter J ^a   Mortazavi, Seyed B ^b   Redding, Christopher A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; OZONE; REDUCTION; WELDING ELECTRODES; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COATED WIRE ELECTRODES; ELECTRIC WELDING; ELECTRODES; LITHIUM; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; WELDING; WIRE; ZINC;

FUME FORMATION RATE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; WELDING ELECTRODES;

ARGON; CHROMIUM; LITHIUM; OZONE; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELDING; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY;

CHROMIUM; HUMANS; LITHIUM; LUNG DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OZONE; POTASSIUM; WELDING; ZINC;

ARC WELDING PROCESS; FUME FORMATION RATES; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OZONE CONCENTRATION; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; ZINC CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0036360296     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef024     Document Type: Article

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