(1) Background: Welding fumes (WFs) are composed of fine and ultrafine particles, which
may reach the distal airways and represent a risk factor for respiratory diseases.(2) Methods …

Due to its beneficial corrosion resistance, stainless steel is widely used in, eg, biomedical
applications, as surfaces in food contact, and for products intended to come into skin contact …

Background Although major concerns exist regarding the potential consequences of human
exposure to nanoparticles (NP), no human toxicological data is currently available. To …

Since 1997, nine cases of severe pneumonia, caused by species within the B. cereus group
and with a presentation similar to that of inhalation anthrax, were reported in seemingly …

Arc welding processes generate complex aerosols composed of potentially hazardous metal
fumes and gases. Millions of workers worldwide are exposed to welding aerosols daily. A …

Welding processes that generate fumes containing toxic metals, such as hexavalent
chromium (Cr (VI)), manganese (Mn), and nickel (Ni), have been implicated in lung injury …

Thermal spray coating is an industrial process in which molten metal is sprayed at high
velocity onto a surface as a protective coating. An automated electric arc wire thermal spray …

Welding fumes vary in composition depending on the materials and processes used, and
while health outcomes in full-time welders have been widely studied, limited research on …

Welding generates a complex aerosol of incidental nanoparticles and cytotoxic metals, such
as chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), and iron (Fe). The goal was to use both in …

Welding is a common industrial process used to join metals and generates complex
aerosols of potentially hazardous metal fumes and gases. Most long-time welders …