Purex Fume Extractors remove dust and fumes
Metal fumes are the visible cloud of vapour that is generated when metals are heated to a very high temperature, like when you’re welding or soldering them. These fumes are 90%-95% particulate matter and 5%-10% gases.
Metal fumes are easily inhaled, causing dizziness and nausea. If you are exposed to them over a long time, even in small quantities, they can cause lung damage, and cancers of the lungs, larynx, and urinary tract. They also cause metal fume fever, stomach ulcers, kidney damage, and damage to the central nervous system. For example, Manganese fumes may cause symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease.
If you’re welding metal that is plated, galvanised, or painted, you could generate Lead, Zinc, or Cadmium fumes, all of which are dangerous.
These are just the dangers of metal fumes. When welding or soldering, you can also be exposed to other types of vapours. These include colophony fumes (when soldering with a rosin core), Phosgene and Hydrogen Chloride gases (when welding in the presence of chlorinated hydrocarbons), Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxides, and Ozone.
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