Case reportMetal fume fever
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Environmental risk of (heavy) metal release from urns into cemetery soils
2022, Science of the Total EnvironmentCitation Excerpt :However, because the cremains were obtained from identically constructed funerals in the same crematorium, and the same coffin material was used, it is more likely that the high levels of Zn, Ni, Cu, and Cr in the cremains of the male either originated from the deceased's clothing (e.g., metal buttons) or burial objects like decoration accessories (ornaments, jewelry, etc.) (Schultz et al., 2015; Keijzer, 2017), or resulted from a potential heavy metal exposure during occupational activity in metal processing for many years. Welding, flame cutting or related work cause the release of metal fume or dust containing ZnO, NiO, CuO particles, among others, which can be accumulated in the short and long term in the human body and may cause metal fume fever and respiratory diseases and they may have carcinogenic effects (Briffa, 2020; Ellenhorn et al., 1997; MAK Collection, 2016; Offermann and Finley, 1992; Shi and Wang, 2021; Stanislawska et al., 2020). Exposure to highly toxic Cr(VI) compounds, for example during the welding of steel structures consisting of Ni and Cr steel compounds, may also have occurred in the past without adequate technical protective measures being taken (Stanislawska et al., 2020).
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2021, Handbook on the Toxicology of Metals: Fifth EditionRefractory hypoxemic respiratory failure from metal fume inhalation: Emergency department procedures
2017, American Journal of Emergency MedicineIdentification and chemical characterization of particulate matter from wave soldering processes at a printed circuit board manufacturing company
2012, Journal of Hazardous MaterialsCitation Excerpt :It is well known that the electronics products industry has exposed workers to high doses of metals [11]. Several studies have reported that the inhalation of metal dust and fumes is associated with adverse health effects such as metal fume fever and other respiratory diseases [12–14]. Quansah·and Jaakkola [13] have shown that maternal exposure to metal dust or fumes during pregnancy may reduce fetal growth.
Metal fume fever, an almost forgotten disease
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