Study: Lead and Other Toxic Metals Found in E-Cigarette ‘Vapors’

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Study: Lead and Other Toxic Metals Found in E-Cigarette ‘Vapors’

Significant amounts of toxic metals, including lead, leak from some e-cigarette heating coils and are present in the aerosols inhaled by users, according to a study from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. In the study, published online in Environmental Health Perspectives on February 21, the scientists examined e-cigarette devices owned by a sample of […]

Low Levels of Manganese in Welding Fumes Cause Neurological Problems

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Low Levels of Manganese in Welding Fumes Cause Neurological Problems

Welders exposed to airborne manganese at estimated levels below federal occupational safety standards exhibit neurological problems similar to Parkinson’s disease, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Further, the more they are exposed to manganese-containing welding fumes, the faster the workers’ signs and symptoms worsen. The findings, published Dec. 28 […]