Exposure to inhalable, respirable, and ultrafine particles in welding fume

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 557-567

  Lehnert, Martin ^a   Pesch, Beate ^a   Lotz, Anne ^a   Pelzer, Johannes ^b   Kendzia, Benjamin ^a   Gawrych, Katarzyna ^a   Heinze, Evelyn ^a   Van Gelder, Rainer ^b   Punkenburg, Ewald ^c   Weiss, Tobias ^a   Mattenklott, Markus ^b   Hahn, Jens Uwe ^b   Möhlmann, Carsten ^b   Berges, Markus ^b   Hartwig, Andrea ^d   Brüning, Thomas ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR ARBEITSSCHUTZ DER DEUTSCHEN GESETZLICHEN UNFALLVERSICHERUNG IFA   (Germany)

^c Berufsgenossenschaft Holz und Metall   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exposure; Inhalable particles; Manganese; Respirable particles; UFP; Welding fume

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE; INHALABLE PARTICLES; RESPIRABLE PARTICLES; UFP; WELDING FUMES;

FLUX-CORED ARC WELDING (FCAW); INERT GAS WELDING; MANGANESE; TUNGSTEN;

WELDING;

MANGANESE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; GAS MASK; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WELDING;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; GERMANY; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MANGANESE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; VENTILATION; WELDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863504416     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mes025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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