| Document ID (ISN) | 33033 |
| CIS number |
80-347 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health |
| Year |
1979 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kalliomäki P.L., Korhonen O., Mattsson T., Sortti V., Vaaranen V., Kalliomäki K., Koponen M. |
| Title |
Lung contamination among foundry workers. |
| Bibliographic information |
1979, Vol.43, No.2, p.85-91. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
The amount of lung contamination in 10 iron foundry workers was estimated by magnetising the workers' thoracic area and measuring the remanent magnetic field. The estimated amount of lung contaminants varied between 30 and 600mg. Fettlers represented the most seriously affected groups. The correlation between radiological findings and the measured average permanent magnetic field was good (r=0.60). The magnetic measuring method can be used to evaluate the amount of metallic contaminants retained by foundry workers' lungs. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cleaning of castings; metals; foundries; respirable dust; lung deposition |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
exposure evaluation; magnetic fields; description of technique; field strength measurement |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Foundries, metalcasting and forging operations
Inorganic substances
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