| Document ID (ISN) | 19631 |
| CIS number |
72-2765 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0020-5923 - Internationales Archiv für Arbeitsmedizin - International Archives of Occupational Health |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vanhoorne M. |
| Title |
Smoke from the trigger process in the production of nodular iron, and its possible effects on man |
| Bibliographic information |
5 June 1972, Vol.29, No.2, p.102-118. Illus. 38 ref. |
| Abstract |
Following complaints by foundry workers about the smoke released by the triggering process (the reaction which takes place when molten iron is seeded with a graphite-spheroidising agent - in this case an FeSiMg-misch metal alloy - to produce modular or spheroidal graphite cast iron), smoke and blood samples were analysed and lung function testing was carried out. Blood iron and blood lead determination before and after exposure revealed no significant differences. Laboratory tests and body temperature measurements did not point to metal fume fever. Vital capacity was reduced after exposure but there was no change in forced expiratory volume. Long-term effects of repeated exposure are unknown. Management was advised to install local exhaust ventilation for the seeding process. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
metal fumes; foundries; respiratory impairment |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
casting of metals; cast iron; smoke; sampling and analysis; exhaust ventilation; respiratory function tests; graphite |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
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