| Document ID (ISN) | 32894 |
| CIS number |
80-61 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Peltier A., Demange M., Carton B. |
| Title |
Hazards of inhaling cemented carbide dust |
| Original title |
Risques liés à l'inhalation de poussières de métaux durs. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
4th quarter 1979, No.97, Note No.1215-97-79, p.565-575. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
This note gives definitions, describes the manufacture and uses of "hard metals" (cemented carbides) and presents a state-of-the-art review of the toxicology of the alloying constituents (tungsten, nickel, cobalt, tantalum, titanium, and niobium), and dust sampling and analysis techniques. The results of 300 analyses made in French plants are given in commented tables corresponding to different production stages. Concentrations, particularly of cobalt, were often found to exceed TLVs. Considerations on health engineering techniques to improve working conditions, preventive medicine and compensation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dust control; cemented carbides; respirable dust; powder metallurgy |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
tantalum; local exhaust; compensation of occupational diseases; cobalt; nickel; titanium; tungsten; toxicology; exposure evaluation; respirators; niobium; France |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Metalworking industry
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