ANST - Warning for Chainmail crafters

[RGF]

You might think about the inhalation of dust particles caused by the 
cutting method. Dremel tools will cause a large amount of fine dust. Been 
there done that.


Wilkin
Adlersruhe

On Monday, December 07, 1998 4:36 PM, Keith E. Brandt, M.D. 
[SMTP:wd9get at amsat.org] wrote:
> I did some checking around today and cannot confirm any significant
> absorption of zinc from galvanized metal. The occupational and toxicology
> texts show inhalation of metal fumes, e.g., from welding, as the primary
> mode of exposure. There have also been some reports of metal fume fever
> from grinding applications. You can also directly eat the metal and get
> symptoms. I guess if you are holding the mail in your mouth while you 
work
> on it there might be some risk there. I ran a quick literature search, 
and
> came up with no listing of exposures from galvanized metal. Most of the
> articles were concerned with trying to get zinc absorbed by using various
> compounds, and it appeared they were having difficulty with trying to get
> the zinc in when they wanted to.
>
> Bottom line, I can find no evidence that there is significant skin
> absorption of zinc from galvanized metal. Caution should be used if you 
are
> grinding or heating galvanized metal so as not to inhale or ingest fumes 
or
> particles.
>
> [As background, I am not the final word, but I do have quite a bit of
> experience in occupational medicine. I was chief of occupational medicine
> at Dover AFB, hold a master of public health, and am current a resident 
in
> Aerospace Medicine (of which occupational medicine is a large part)]
>
> Will be glad to field further questions and do more research if desired.
>
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> >Hi to all of you who make chainmail,
> >A warning just came out in the Orchid jewelers list about the dangers of
> >working with galvanized metals, in particular, galvanized steel wire. 
 It
> >seems that the zinc used to galvanize the wire is easily absorbed 
through
> >the pores of the skin as is  dissolves form the acids in perspiration. 
 If
> >you work with the galvanized wire rings for an extended period, you are 
at
> >risk to develop a type of heavy metal poisoning from the zinc that 
causes
> >fever, light-headedness, and other flu-like symtoms.  This will pass 
with
> >bed rest and aspirin therapy in about a week.  I am keeping a file off 
list
> >for anyone who wants more information about this that I can send via 
e-mail
> >if you contact me directly.  I was alarmed when I read this since it
> >explains some of recurrent bouts of apparent flu that a friend of mine 
keeps
> >having.  He is going to consult a doctor and find out more.  I don't 
want to
> >alarm anyone, but I felt the warning should be passed on for the safety 
of
> >our people.
> >
> >Lyrial the Untamed
> >MKA Lynn Bell
> >Crystal Legends
> >http://www.wtrt.net/~lynnb
> >
> >lynnb at wtrt.net
>
> 
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