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Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2005 49(4):279-281; doi:10.1093/annhyg/mei016
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© 2005 British Occupational Hygiene Society Published by Oxford University Press;

Metalworking Fluids—Clearing Away the Mist?

MARTIN STEAR*

Workplace Environment Solutions Ltd, 69 Manchester Road, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 0LX, UK

* Tel: +44 7789 276670; e-mail: martin.stear@healthsafetyspecialists.co.uk

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Metalworking fluids (MWFs) are a vital component of a vital process—the machining of metals. They cool and lubricate the metal and tools, carry away waste and swarf and sometimes provide protection against corrosion for the workpiece surface. They have been in use for a century and a half, but the 73 cases of alveolitis and asthma at a British car engine manufacturer in Longbridge, last year, illustrate that the health risks are still with us (BBC News, 2004Go). MWFs formulated using vegetable oils have been introduced in the hope of further reducing toxicity and increasing biodegradability of waste. This issue includes a paper, by a team from the University of Minnesota, looking at the mist generation of some of these formulations (Raynor et al., 2005Go).

The use of MWFs grew with the automobile and aircraft industries. Changes in the composition of fluids have been driven by the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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