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Pattern of deposition of stainless steel welding fume particles inhaled into the respiratory systems of Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to a novel welding fume generating system.

Abstract
In order to investigate occupational diseases related to welding fume exposure, such as nasal septum perforation, pneumoconiosis and manganese intoxication, we built a welding fume exposure system that included a welding fume generator, exposure chamber and fume collector. The fume concentrations in the exposure chamber were monitored every 15 min during a 2-h exposure. Fume (mg/m(3)) concentrations of major metals, including Fe, Mn, Cr, and Ni were found to be consistently maintained. An acute inhalation toxicity study was conducted by exposing male Sprague-Dawley rats to the welding fumes generated in this apparatus by stainless steel arc welding. The rats were exposed in the inhalation chamber to a welding fume with a concentration of 62 mg/m(3) total suspended particulates for 4 h. Animals were sacrificed at 4 h and at 1, 3, 7, 10, and 14 days after exposure. Histopathological examinations were conducted on the animals' upper respiratory tracts, including the nasal pathway and the conducting airway, and on the gas exchange region including the alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli. Diameters of fume particles varied from 0.02 to 0.81 microm and were distributed log normally, with a mean diameter of 0.1 microm and geometric standard deviation of 1.42. Rats exposed to the welding fume for 4 h did not show any significant respiratory system toxicity. The mean particle diameter of 0.1 microm resulted in little adsorption of the welding fume particles in the upper respiratory tract. Particle adsorption took place principally in the lower respiratory tracts, including bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli.
AuthorsI J Yu, K J Kim, H K Chang, K S Song, K T Han, J H Han, S H Maeng, Y H Chung, S H Park, K H Chung, J S Han, H K Chung
JournalToxicology letters (Toxicol Lett) Vol. 116 Issue 1-2 Pg. 103-11 (Jul 27 2000) ISSN: 0378-4274 [Print] Netherlands
PMID10906427 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Chromium
  • Stainless Steel
Topics
  • Administration, Inhalation
  • Animals
  • Chromium (toxicity)
  • Male
  • Occupational Exposure (adverse effects)
  • Particle Size
  • Rats
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Respiratory System (metabolism, pathology)
  • Stainless Steel
  • Welding

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