Dependence of welding fume particle toxicity on electrode type and current intensity assessed by microalgae growth inhibition test

Welding fumes composition and their effects on blood heavy metals in albino rats

“…Moreover, they had 24.5 % of Ni, 1.3 % of Vn, 2.1 % of Mn, and 0.5 % Si. However, some particles formed by welding with electrodes having rutile-cellulose coating among all samples studied were the least toxic because they do not contain Cr and Ti was 40.1–46.6 times less than in particles with rutile coating [ 65 ]. Commonly used electrodes with different coatings were used and maximum pollution occurred with PM10 fraction during arc welding operations.…”

Aquatic toxicity of particulate matter emitted by five electroplating processes in two marine microalgae species

“…The chemical composition and quantitative distribution of aerosol particles having an average diameter between 0.3 and 10 μm in the air of an electroplating workshop are described in our previous work [ 14 ]. The sampling procedure was performed according to the previously reported method by [ 48 , 49 ]: 2.7-liter sterile plastic containers with distilled water were placed on the floor of the workshop during its operation. Before the experiment, the containers were thoroughly washed, namely one time with running water and two times with distilled water.…”

“…The microalgae species were selected based on their abundance among microalgae in the Sea of Japan [ 55 ] and their suitability as test-organisms in ecotoxicology [ 56 , 57 ]. Their relevance as test-organisms in toxicity bioassay of welding fume particles has been previously confirmed [ 48 ].…”

Individual and Binary Mixture Toxicity of Five Nanoparticles in Marine Microalga Heterosigma akashiwo

“…The counting of the microalga cells and the evaluation of their morphological changes were performed with a CytoFLEX flow cytometer (Beckman Coulter, Indianapolis, IN, USA) with the software package CytExpert v.2.0. The determination of the microalga cells in the analyzed samples was carried out using the parameters of the microalga cell size, granularity, and fluorescence of chlorophyll a (emission channel: 690 nm) as described previously [67]. Each sample was measured at a flow rate of 50 µL/min for 30 s.…”