Determinants of occupational exposure to metals by gas metal arc welding and risk management measures: a biomonitoring study.

Abstract:

:Welding fumes contain various toxic metals including chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) and manganese (Mn). An assessment of the risk to health of local and systemic exposure to welding fumes requires the assessment of both external and internal doses. The aims of this study were to test the relevance in small and medium sized enterprises of a biomonitoring strategy based on urine spot-samples, to characterize the factors influencing the internal doses of metals in gas metal arc welders and to recommend effective risk management measures. 137 welders were recruited and urinary levels of metals were measured by ICP-MS on post-shift samples collected at the end of the working week. Cr, Ni and Mn mean concentrations (respectively 0.43, 1.69 and 0.27 μg/g creatinine) were well below occupational health guidance values, but still higher than background levels observed in the general population, confirming the absorption of metals generated in welding fumes. Both welding parameters (nature of base metal, welding technique) and working conditions (confinement, welding and grinding durations, mechanical ventilation and welding experience) were predictive of occupational exposure. Our results confirm the interest of biomonitoring for assessing health risks and recommending risk management measures for welders.

journal_name

Toxicol Lett

journal_title

Toxicology letters

authors

Persoons R,Arnoux D,Monssu T,Culié O,Roche G,Duffaud B,Chalaye D,Maitre A

doi

10.1016/j.toxlet.2014.09.008

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-12-01 00:00:00

pages

135-41

issue

2

eissn

0378-4274

issn

1879-3169

pii

S0378-4274(14)01342-3

journal_volume

231

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