[TheForge] Re: 1018

[John Husvar]

John Husvar wrote:

Hmmmm....following up my own postings...

I did a net search on manganese+toxicity.

According to several of the sites, exposure to manganese fumes from 
welding or dealing with almost any heated steel can cause Parkinson's 
Disease-like symptoms due to manganese fumes. There's a big class-action 
lawsuit going on about it. Short exposure isn't considered too 
dangerous, but it sure makes a case for good ventilation, especially 
when welding.

I don't think I'm going to do much more work with that particular steel 
though.  I have so few working brain cells left I'd better take some care.

And here I thought Zinc Fume Fever was bad! :)

John