Assessment of Welders Exposure to Carcinogen Metals from Manual Metal Arc Welding in Gas Transmission Pipelines, Iran

Background: Welding can produce dangerous fumes containing various metals especially carcinogenic ones. Occupational exposure to welding fumes is associated with lung cancer. Therefore, welders in Gas Transmission Pipelines are known as a high-risk group. This study was designed to determinate the...

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Main Authors: F Golbabaei, M Seyedsomea, A Ghahri, H Shirkhanloo, M Khadem, H Hassani, N Sadeghi, B Dinari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2533

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