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Portrait of Maria Hedmer

Maria Hedmer

Docent, PhD

Portrait of Maria Hedmer

Exposure to respirable dust and manganese and prevalence of airways symptoms, among Swedish mild steel welders in the manufacturing industry.

Author

  • Maria Hedmer
  • Jan-Eric Karlsson
  • Ulla Andersson
  • Helene Jacobsson
  • Jörn Nielsen
  • Håkan Tinnerberg

Summary, in English

Welding fume consists of metal fumes, e.g., manganese (Mn) and gases, e.g., ozone. Particles in the respirable dust (RD) size range dominate. Exposure to welding fume could cause short- and long-term respiratory effects. The prevalence of work-related symptoms among mild steel welders was studied, and the occupational exposure to welding fumes was quantified by repeated measurements of RD, respirable Mn, and ozone. Also the variance components were studied.

Department/s

  • Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University
  • Urogynaecology and Reproductive Pharmacology

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

623-634

Publication/Series

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volume

87

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Status

Published

Research group

  • Urogynaecology and Reproductive Pharmacology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1432-1246