From: Health status of male steel workers at an electric arc furnace (EAF) in Trentino, Italy
Elements | mg/kg of dusts | % of total | IARC Classificationb | non-cancer health effects |
---|---|---|---|---|
Iron (Fe) | 197000 | 78 | Intestine, liver, heart | |
Aluminium (Al) | 18970 | 7.64 | Central Nervous System (CNS), bone | |
Zinc (Zn) | 14340 | 5.68 | ||
Manganese (Mn) | 12500 | 4.95 | CNS [74] | |
Total hydrocarbons | 2960 | 1.17 | (see P.A.H.) | (see P.A.H.) |
Lead (Pb) | 2860 | 1.13 | 2A (inorganic compounds) and 2B | CNS, liver, kidney [75] |
Chromium (Cr) (total) | 2230 | 0.88 | 1 | Skin, bone, kidney [75] |
Copper (Cu) | 810 | 0.32 | Liver, kidney, skin, bone, teeth | |
Nickel (Ni) | 510 | 0.20 | 1 (compounds) and 2B | |
Cadmium (Cd) | 30 | 0.0118 | 1 | Liver, kidney, eye, bone, diabetes [57] |
P.A.H. | 3.66–44.67 | 0.009 | 1 (benzo[a]pyrene), 2A, 2B and 3 | Heart (attack), teratogenic [16] |
Mercury (Hg) | 9 | 0.0035 | 2B (methyl mercury) and 3 | CNS, liver, kidney, diabetes [56] |
Arsenic (As) | 4 | 0.0015 | 1 | CNS, diabetes [56] |
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) | 0.092–0.693 | 0.0001 | 1 | Endocrine disruptor, teratogenic |
Dioxins (PCDD/F) | 107.8 ng/TEQ | / | 1 | Endocrine disruptor, teratogenic [44] |