welding fumes

The Advanced REACH Tool is a mechanistic higher-tier model to estimate inhalation exposure to chemicals using a Bayesian approach. This paper provides a discussion of the key modifying factors that should be considered to extend the model to include welding fume exposure.

Increasing evidence suggests that welding-fume exposure is associated with systemic inflammation.

Welding produces miscellaneous gases and particles that have various effects on respiratory systems, and long-term exposure may result in "welder's lung." The aim of this study is to describe radiological findings of welders' lung.

Exposure to welding fumes may result in disorders of the pulmonary, cardiovascular, and reproductive systems. Welders are also at a greater risk of developing symptoms similar to those seen in individuals with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease.