Correlation between airborne manganese concentration at the workstations in the iron foundry and manganese concentration in workers' blood

• Main Authors: Seyedtaghi Mirmohammadi (Author), Yosef Moghaddasi (Author), Jamshid Yazdani (Author), Razyeh Yousefinejad (Author), Yahya Esfandyari (Author), Mohsen Gorgani (Author), Manijeh Habibpour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Manganese (Mn) used as raw material for melting process in the ferrous foundry is considered as hazardous neurotoxic substance because it accumulates in the central nervous system and may cause neurological disorders. The furnace-men and melting department workers are potentially exposed...