| "Monitoring of Exposure to Cadmium in Welders" Contributor(s): Bhardwaj, Nikunaj (Author) |
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ISBN: 6202513756 ISBN-13: 9786202513753 Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing OUR PRICE: $40.94 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 76 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cadmium is an element sometimes used in the manufacture of fluxes found in flux-cored electrodes. Cadmium in welding fumes has been reported to be a cause of acute chemical inhalation lung injury. A bilateral pulmonary infiltration representing inflammation, hemorrhage and/or edema, and a restrictive change are the predominant clinical manifestation. A resolution of the acute condition may be complete or there may be residual impairment of lung function. Interestingly, cadmium fume is one of the few specific welding-associated exposures for which a fatal outcome has been described. The presence of cadmium in welding fume has also been implicated in the development of metal fume fever. |