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Document ID (ISN)22427
CIS number 75-476
ISSN - Serial title 0392-1026 - L'assistenza sociale
Year 1974
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Gobbato F., Petronio L.
Title Asbestos and welding fumes: Concomitant causes of lung cancer among shipyard welders?
Original title Asbesto e fumi di saldatura: Concause di carcinoma polmonare nei saldatori dei cantieri navali? [in Italian]
Bibliographic information Mar.-Apr. 1974. Vol.27, No.2, p.27-33. 26 ref.
Abstract Description of lung tumours observed among 4 electric arc welders in a shipyard, probably due to diverse causes acting synergically: (a) asbestos fibres in suspension on board vessels (ship repair or shipbuilding); (b) certain metallic oxides (of Cr, Ni, Co, Mn etc.) having confirmed or suspected carcinogenic action, present in welding fumes, particularly in work on special steels or sheet metal with an anti-corrosive coating; (c) polycyclic aromatic compounds contained in anti-corrosive paint binders and mineral oils contaminating elements to be arc welded. In 3 out of 4 patients who underwent lung surgery (2 lobar excisions and 1 lung resection), indices of exposure to asbestos were noted. Recommendations for informing workers of the hazard and preventive measures.
Descriptors (primary) carcinogens; asbestos; lung cancer; shipbuilding industry; welding fumes; synergism; dust
Descriptors (secondary) manganese dioxide; cobalt oxide; case study; welding and cutting; aromatic hydrocarbons; chromium oxide; nickel(II) oxide
Document type -
Subject(s) Occupational pathology
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Asbestos
Shipbuliding and ship repair