Research Watch, Litigation Watch: Welding Fumes, June 2006
June 1, 2006
ARTICLE: 'Inflammatory responses to the occupational inhalation of metal fume' JOURNAL: European Respiratory Journal. 2006 Feb;27(2):366-73. SUMMARY: Occupational exposure to metal fume promotes a reversible increase in the risk of pneumonia, but by mechanisms which are unclear. To investigate, the authors measured various markers of host defence function in welders and nonwelders. Induced sputum and venous blood samples were collected from 27 welders with regular long-term exposure to ferrous metal fume and 31 unexposed matched controls. Welders had significantly higher iron levels and a substantially lower unsaturated iron-binding capacity in their sputum, but, despite a …
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