Question - What infectious health threat may be posed by water-based metalworking fluids?
Answer - The cited reference notes “….water-based metalworking fluids support microbial growth, which introduces biological contaminants (such as bacterial and fungal cells or cell components and their related biological byproducts such as endotoxins, exotoxins, and mycotoxins).” (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/metalworking/; accessed September 2019)
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