Occupational health risks from welding emissions: exposure and deposition of PM <sub>10</sub> , PM <sub>2.5</sub> , and ultrafine particles across welding methods
In SMAW, an increase in current leads to higher UFP and PM deposition. Excess cancer risk from SMAW and WAAM exceeds the USEPA limit by ∼100×. Existing guidelines are inadequate, stressing the urgent need for UFP-specific regulations.
Authors
- Rubal Dhiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4228-7849)
- Sarath Guttikunda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4507-5199)
- Sachin D. Kore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3802-764X)
- Anirudha Ambekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8022-9857)
- Adarsh Prakash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1873-8911)
- Thaseem Thajudeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0416-6417)
- Subhrajyoti Saroj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0399-3744)
- Priyabrata Sahoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3325-9938)
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology Goa (IN)
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Environmental Science Advances
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5va00142k
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.60