Abstracts from the Literature -
Litigation Watch: Welding Rods Nov. 2004

photo-3 ARTICLE: "Inflammatory and Genotoxic Responses During 30-Day Welding-Fume Exposure Period"

AUTHORS: I.J. Yu, K.S. Song, S.H. Maeng, S.J. Kim, J.H. Sung, J.H. Han, Y.H. Chung, M.H. Cho, K.H. Chung, K.T. Han, J.S. Hyun, K.J. Kim

JOURNAL: Toxicology Letters. 2004 Dec. 1;154 (1-2):105-115.

SUMMARY: The current study investigates the inflammatory and genotoxic responses during a 30-day period in which subjects were exposed to welding fumes. The rats were exposed to manual metal arc-stainless steel welding fumes at both high and low doses. The authors found that rats exposed to welding fumes had a statistically significant decrease in body weight …