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JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
Volume 58, Issue 2, Pages 127-132Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000652
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- Institution for statutory accident insurance and prevention in the woodworking and metalworking industry (BGHM), Hannover, Germany
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Objective:Recently, it has been shown that exposure to welding fumes containing both zinc and copper leads to asymptomatic systemic inflammation in humans as shown by an increase of blood C-reactive protein. In the present study, it was investigated which metal is responsible for this effect.Methods:Fifteen healthy male subjects were exposed under controlled conditions to welding fumes containing either zinc, or copper, or copper and zinc.Results:For each exposure blood C-reactive protein increased.Conclusions:Copper- and zinc-containing welding fumes are able to induce systemic inflammation.
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