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. 1983;51(4):347-54.
doi: 10.1007/BF00378348.

Urine chromium as an estimator of air exposure to stainless steel welding fumes

B Sjögren, L Hedström, U Ulfvarson

Urine chromium as an estimator of air exposure to stainless steel welding fumes

B Sjögren et al. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 1983.

Abstract

Welding stainless steel with covered electrodes, also called manual metal arc welding, generates hexavalent airborne chromium. Chromium concentrations in air and post-shift urine samples, collected the same arbitrarily chosen working day, showed a linear relationship. Since post-shift urine samples reflect chromium concentrations of both current and previous stainless steel welding fume exposure, individual urine measurements are suggested as approximate although not exact estimators of current exposure. This study evaluates the practical importance of such measurements by means of confidence limits and tests of validity.

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