Welding is one of the key components of numerous manufacturing industries, which has potential physical and chemical health hazards. Many components of welding fumes can potentially affect the lung function. This study investigates the effects of welding fumes on lung function and respiratory symptoms among welders of an automobile manufacturing plant in Iran. This historical cohort study asses...

A new method for detecting DNA-protein cross-links involving selective precipitation of DNA containing cross-linked proteins by k -sodium dodecyl sulfate was utilized in the peripheral WBC of 21 male metal arc welders and in 26 male controls of similar age and racial characteristics who were not exposed to welding fumes. DNA was quantitated by Hoechst fluorescence. Although the concentration of...

A new method for detecting DNA-protein cross-links involving selective precipitation of DNA containing cross-linked proteins by k -sodium dodecyl sulfate was utilized in the peripheral WBC of 21 male metal arc welders and in 26 male controls of similar age and racial characteristics who were not exposed to welding fumes. DNA was quantitated by Hoechst fluorescence. Although the concentration of...

A new method for detecting DNA-protein cross-links involving selective precipitation of DNA containing cross-linked proteins by K(+)-sodium dodecyl sulfate was utilized in the peripheral WBC of 21 male metal arc welders and in 26 male controls of similar age and racial characteristics who were not exposed to welding fumes. DNA was quantitated by Hoechst fluorescence. Although the concentration ...

BACKGROUND Welders are at risk for cardiovascular disease. Recent studies linked tobacco smoke exposure to hypomethylation of the F2RL3 (coagulation factor II (thrombin) receptor-like 3) gene, a marker for cardiovascular disease prognosis and mortality. However, whether welding fumes cause hypomethylation of F2RL3 remains unknown. METHODS We investigated 101 welders (median span of working as...

This literature review, with 232 citations, was prepared under contract to the American Welding Society for its Safety and Health Committee. The review deals with studies of the fumes, gases radiation, and noise generated during various arc welding processes. Section 1 summarizes recent studies of occupational exposures, Section 2 contains information related to the human health effects, and Se...

The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk of adult asthma in relation to certain occupational exposures. The study was designed as a case-control study in Göteborg, including 321 subjects with asthma, born between 1926 and 1970. Controls (n=1,459) were randomly selected from the same area from registers of the 1986 population. Questionnaire information was collected in 1996, and includ...

Disruption of normal respiratory function is associated with occupational disorders. Exposure to welding fumes on long term basis affects the lung function of the workers and prompts allergic responses. Therefore, the aim of the study was to manifest the association of exposure to welding fumes and respiratory complications with reference to the undermining of normal lung function and respirato...