Research Watch, Litigation Watch: Welding Fumes, January 2006

JOURNAL: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2005 Nov;279(1-2):17-23.

SUMMARY: Questions exist concerning the potential carcinogenic effects after welding fume exposure. Welding processes that use stainless steel materials can produce fumes that may contain metals (e.g., Cr, Ni) known to be carcinogenic to humans. The objective was to determine the effect of in vitro and in vivo welding fume treatment on free radical generation, DNA damage, cytotoxicity and apoptosis induction, all factors possibly involved with the pathogenesis …