Document ID (ISN) | 18737 |
CIS number |
73-1312 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0003-9896 - Archives of Environmental Health |
Year |
1973 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Peters J.M. |
Title |
Pulmonary function in shipyard welders - An epidemiologic study |
Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1973, Vol.26, No.1, p.28-31. Illus. 12 ref. |
Abstract |
Three groups of shipyard workers doing repair work (61 welders using conventional arc welding and inert gas methods, 63 pipe fitters and 61 pipe coverers exposed to asbestos) were studied by means of a questionnaire, physical examination, chest x-ray and comprehensive pulmonary function tests. Air samples were collected inside the welding helmet over extended periods; a digest of the data obtained is given (DcO, CuO, Cr, Mn, Ni, Fe2O, ZnO, ozone and nitrogen oxides). Smoking habits were also taken into account. All 3 groups had depressed pulmonary function when compared with similar workers with neither asbestos nor welding exposure. |
Descriptors (primary) |
electric welding; shipyards; harmful substances; functional respiratory disorders |
Descriptors (secondary) |
asbestos; USA |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology Industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar) Shipbuliding and ship repair Welding and cutting
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