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Process Name Battery Manufacturing
Description Potential exposures in battery manufacturing include:
1) lead-acid batteries--lead and sulfuric acid;
2) nickel-cadmium batteries--nickel and cadmium;
3) dry-cell batteries--manganese, zinc, and mercury;
4) mercury cell--mercury and potassium hydroxide; [Burgess, p. 401-408] See "Arsenic exposures during burning activities in battery assembly." Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 2000 Sep;15(9):664-6.
Category INDUSTRY
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