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Metals in the workplace
Published in Sue Reed, Dino Pisaniello, Geza Benke, Kerrie Burton, Principles of Occupational Health & Hygiene, 2020
Zinc chloride fumes (from smoke bombs or soldering fluxes) are known to be toxic, causing inflammation and corrosion of lung tissue and subsequent rapid lung fibrosis. Zinc chloride solutions have a caustic action on the skin. Zinc phosphide used in rat poison is toxic when inhaled or ingested.
Metals in the workplace
Published in Sue Reed, Dino Pisaniello, Geza Benke, Principles of Occupational Health & Hygiene, 2020
Zinc chloride fumes (from smoke bombs or soldering fluxes) are known to be toxic, causing inflammation and corrosion of lung tissue and subsequent rapid lung fibrosis. Zinc chloride solutions have a caustic action on the skin. Zinc phosphide used in rat poison is toxic when inhaled or ingested.
Zinc Dust and Compounds
Published in Frank Porter, Zinc Handbook, 1991
Zinc nickel ferrites are used in magnetic material. Zinc borates are used for the flameproofing of textiles and other materials (wood) and zinc acetate likewise. Zinc carbonate is used as an auxiliary in textile dyeing and also in toilet lotions and as a component in drilling fluids for the absorption of H2Â S, zinc dithionite for the reduction of vat dyestuffs. Zinc nitrate is also employed in the pretreatment of textiles. Zinc phosphide serves as a pest control agent. Zinc silicate is a fluorescent material used in radio engineering. Zinc metaphosphate is used as a batching component in glass manufacture.
Heavy metals in municipal waste: the content and leaching ability by waste fraction
Published in Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 2019
Zinc compounds are often found in spent batteries [29]: as an anode in zinc-air, alkaline, silver-oxide, and silver-zinc batteries or as electrolyte zinc chloride and zinc casing used in zinc-carbon and zinc-chloride batteries. A new source of zinc is waste nickel-zinc batteries from electric vehicles. Besides, many polymers contain zinc salts to avoid excess generation of chlorine and chlorides. Zinc compounds can be also detected in used office appliances and condensers of electrical devices. Zinc sulfate and zinc phosphide are widely used in cosmetics, medicines, and pesticides. Interestingly, Prechthai [30] reported relatively high zinc concentrations in food waste. High water-solubility of these zinc compounds results in their easy release into the environment. It also must be noted that zinc phosphide reacts with water to produce the toxic gas phosphine.