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Corrosion and elution of harmful metals from metal buttons
Author(s) -
Rezić I.,
Zeiner M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
materials and corrosion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1521-4176
pISSN - 0947-5117
DOI - 10.1002/maco.200905457
Subject(s) - corrosion , metal , population , nickel , human health , leaching (pedology) , elution , sweat , metallurgy , materials science , environmental chemistry , medicine , chemistry , environmental health , environmental science , chromatography , soil science , soil water
Metals present in metal items may due to the corrosion processes that occur in sweat cause adverse health effects, such as allergic reactions, on direct and prolonged contact with the skin. For example, 20% of female population and about 6% of male population are allergic to nickel. Therefore, three different textile accessories were tested for metal leaching: the samples were kept at 30 °C in the artificial sweat solution for different time periods and quantified. The results have shown that the limits prescribed by international standards were much exceeded. Samples of such properties present a high risk for human health and should be used with special attention.