Aerosol characterization and pulmonary responses in rats after short-term inhalation of fumes generated during resistance spot welding of galvanized steel

Resistance spot welding is a common process to join metals in the automotive industry. Adhesives are often used as sealers to seams of metals that are joined. Anti-spatter compounds sometimes are sprayed onto metals to be welded to improve the weldability. Spot welding produces complex aerosols comp...

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Main Authors: James M. Antonini, Aliakbar Afshari, Terence G. Meighan, Walter McKinney, Mark Jackson, Diane Schwegler-Berry, Dru A. Burns, Ryan F. LeBouf, Bean T. Chen, Mohammad Shoeb, Patti C. Zeidler-Erdely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750017300094