AWS EWH.12 : 2003

Table of Contents

Personnel
Foreword
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Supporting Organizations
Introduction
Executive Summary
Technical Summary
List of Tables
List of Figures
Section One - The Exposure
1. Analytical Methods
    1.1 Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy (ICP-MS)
    1.2 Aluminum
    1.3 Chromium
2. Fume Composition
3. Workplace Exposures
    3.1 Particle Size
    3.2 Sampling Procedures
    3.3 Iron Oxide
    3.4 Lead
    3.5 Dioxins
    3.6 Ventilation
4. Thorium
5. Electromagnetic Radiation
6. Electromagnetic Fields
7. Hygiene and Work Practices
    7.1 Accident and Sick Leave Rates
    7.2 Electrocutions
    7.3 Forensic Diagnosis of Electrocution
    7.4 Explosions
    7.5 Burns
    7.6 Exposure Estimation
    7.7 Training
Section Two - Effects of Welding on Human Health
8. Respiratory Tract
    8.1 Pulmonary Function
    8.2 Asthma
    8.3 Chronic Bronchitis
    8.4 Magnetopneumography
    8.5 Pneumoconiosis
    8.6 Case Reports
9. Cancer
    9.1 Cancer of the Respiratory Tract
    9.2 Nasal and Bladder Cancer
    9.3 Cancer of the Mouth and Throat
    9.4 Pancreatic Cancer
    9.5 Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Leukemia, and Multiple Myeloma
    9.6 Skin Cancer
    9.7 Cancer in Children of Welders: Neuroblastoma
10. Metal Fume Fever
11. Effects on the Eye and Vision
    11.1 Retina
    11.2 Eye Protection
12. Effects on the Nervous System: Aluminum
13. Effects on the Nervous System: Manganese
    13.1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
    13.2 Cognitive Effects
    13.3 Heart Rate
    13.4 Welding and Parkinson's Disease
    13.5 Genetic Susceptibility
14. Effects on the Cardiovascular System
    14.1 Cardiovascular Disease
    14.2 Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
15. Effects on Reproduction
    15.1 Effects on Fertility
    15.2 Effects on the Newborn
16. Effects on the Immune System
17. Biological Monitoring
    17.1 Chromium
    17.2 Lead
    17.3 Manganese
    17.4 Aluminum
    17.5 Trace Metals
18. Genotoxicity
Section Three - Investigations in Animals and Cell Cultures
19. Metal Fume Fever
20. Pulmonary Inflammation
21. Immunomodulation by Hexavalent Chromium
22. Dopamine Oxidation
23. Distribution of Inhaled Iron
References
Nonmandatory Annexes
Annex A - Common Measurements of Pulmonary Function
Annex B - Occupational Epidemiology

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Welding Society
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