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Other Metals Flashcards

1
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Cadmium exp

A

Nicad batteries
Cables
Alloys/ Welding
Metal coatings

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2
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Cadmium kinetics

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Inhalation
Slow excretion
Renal liver accumulation

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Cadmium effects

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Prox tubule dysfunction like fanconi
Metal fume fever, pulm oedema, ARDS
COPD
Repro tox/fert

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4
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Cadmium monitor

A

Blood/urine any time

= all routes

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5
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Chrome exp

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STAINLESS STEEL welding
Electroplate
Paint/pigs/leather tanning

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6
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Chrome acute effects

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Skin
Eye
URT irritation

Skin burns/ulcers - worse if cuts

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7
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Chrome lt effects

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Skin sens
Resp sens
Nasal /septal ulcers

Kidney/lung damage
Lung CANCER

Fetal

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8
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Chrome monitoring

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Urine post shift week BMGV 10umol/mol creat

Wel 0.05 mgm3 chrome hex
0.5 others

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9
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Chrome health surveillance

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Skin insp

Resp

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10
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BMGV

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Higher = INADEQUATE CONTROL

Not nec = health effects

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11
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Cobalt exp

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Hard/super alloys ie aeospace heavy eng
Hard metals ie grinding tools
Ceramics/paint = pigment

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12
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Cobalt monitoring

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Blood/urine end of shift/week

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13
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Cobalt surveillance

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Skin

Resp

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14
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Cobalt routes

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Inh, skin, gi ie eating

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15
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Cobalt acute

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GI ie pain/v if ingested

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16
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Cobalt effects

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Skin and resp sensitisation CROSS REACTIVITY WITH NICKEL

Hard metal disease - inflammation IPF

? Cardiomyopathy/ thyroid

17
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Manganese exp

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Stainless and mild steel
Batteries
Fertiliser
Metal fabric/welding etc

18
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Manganese effects

A

CNS from inhalation
Sleepy, leg weakness

?chronic - pneumonitis
HSE =’PD like

19
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Manganese WEL changed

A

0.05mgm3

20
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Mercury exp

A

Electrical equip mfr

CFL fluoro bulb recycling

Healthcare/dentists

Chlor alkali process - electrode (making chlorine from sodium hydroxide)

Batteries/old thermometers

Production: biocides/fungicides

21
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Mercury effects general

A

Resp - irritation from acute inhalation VAPOUR
Renal tubular damage
Psychomotor- dementia, polyneuropathy

22
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Mercury forms

A

Elemental/metallic liquid/vapour INHALED
Inorganic - usually powder
Organic - ie methyl meurcury - contaminated fish

23
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Effects mercury vapour

A

Volatile/inhaled

CNS, resp, GI, renal, immune

Resp - pulm irritation
Pneumonitis
Pulm oedema
ARDS
necrotising bronchilitis

Flu/GI

Neuro psych - hallucinations, tremor, irritability
Lt memory personality change

24
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Mercury inorg salts

A

VERY CORROSIVE
Skin, eyes, GI

Ie n, haematemesis, colitis, intestinal mucosal necrosis

VERY TOXIC
ie fatal at 0.5g

25
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Organomercury

A

Acute inhalation

Ie food methyl mercury = chronic fish
Aryl mercury

GI and mucous memb irritation eg n&v
Systemic toxicity

26
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Mercury monitor

A

Cumulative inorg urine

Acute inorg blood

Heavy Metals (3 decks)

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