Cancer risk: Many welders exposed to high levels of dangerous fumes

New research has revealed at least 46,000 Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous, potentially cancer-causing fumes at work -- and little is being done to protect them. Research reveals about 90 per cent of workforce exposed to 'welding fume', a mixture of very fine particles and gases produced when a metal is heated above its boiling point and a known carcinogen.

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