Work in the mercury cell room in a chloralkali plant

Comments

Mercury poisoning; 75% of chlorine produced in the United States is manufactured by the electrolytic cell method, and 25% is made in mercury cell chloralkali plants. [Burgess, p. 342]

Job Task Category

Manufacturing

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Exposed To

Metals

Diseases

Diseases associated with this job task:

• Chronic renal failure
• Mercury, elemental, chronic toxic effect
• Neuropathy, toxic

Jobs

Jobs associated with this job task:

• Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
• Maintenance & Repair Workers, General

Industries

Industries associated with this job task:

• Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing