AWS EWH.6 : 0

Personnel
Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of Tables
List of Figures
Introduction
Executive Summary
Technical Summary
Conclusions
Section One - The Exposure
1. Fumes
    1.1 Analysis of Welding Fumes
    1.2 Effects of Electrode Composition
    1.3 Chromium
    1.4 Barium
    1.5 Particles
2. Gases
3. Electromagnetic Radiation
    3.1 Protective Eye Wear
    3.2 Heat
4. Production Coatings
5. Degreasing Agents
6. Noise
Section Two - Effect of Welding on Human Health
7. Respiratory Tract
8. Alveolar Macrophages
9. Cancer
10. Metal Fume Fever
11. Effects on the Ear and Hearing
12. Effects on the Eye and Vision
13. Skin
14. Sensitivity to Fume Components
15. Effects on the Cardiovascular System
16. Effects on the Nervous System
17. Effects on the Musculoskeletal System
18. Effects on the Urogenital Tract
19. Effects on the Endocrine System
20. Effect on the Teeth and Oral Cavity
21. Effects of Hyperbaric Pressure
22. Biological Monitoring
    22.1 Nickel and Chromium
    22.2 Barium
    22.3 Manganese
    22.4 Aluminum
    22.5 Lead
    22.6 Cadmium
    22.7 Heavy Metal Monitoring in Hair
Section Three - Toxicologic Investigations in Animals and
                in Cell Cultures
23. Animal Studies
24. In Vitro Studies
    24.1 Bacterial Assays
    24.2 Mammalian Cell Studies
References

Literature survey since EWH-5, covers technical literature from July 1984 through December 1985. This review has been prepared for the Safety and Health Committee of AWS to provide an assessment of current knowledge of the effects of welding on health, as well as to aid in the formation of research projects in this areas, as part of an ongoing program sponsored by the Society. Previous work has included studies of the fume, gases, radiation, and noise generated during various arc welding processes.