Skip to Content

Tungsten toxicity.

Tungsten toxicity.

Chemico-biological interactions (2011-12-21)

Mark L Witten, Paul R Sheppard, Brandon L Witten

ABSTRACT

There is emerging evidence that tungsten has toxic health effects. We summarize the recent tungsten toxicity research in this short review. Tungsten is widely used in many commercial and military applications because it has the second highest melting temperature of any element. Consequently, it is important to elucidate the potential health effects of tungsten.

MATERIALS

Product Number

Brand

Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich

Tungsten, foil, thickness 0.25 mm, ≥99.9% trace metals basis

Tungsten, rod, 200mm, diameter 5.0mm, centerless ground, 99.95%

Tungsten, microfoil, disks, 25mm, thinness 0.1μm, specific density 182μg/cm², permanent mylar 3.5μm support, 99.95%

Tungsten, rod, 100mm, diameter 10.0mm, centerless ground, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 10m, diameter 0.004mm, hard, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, microfoil, disks, 10mm, thinness 0.25μm, specific density 474μg/cm², permanent mylar 3.5μm support, 99.95%

Tungsten, foil, light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.015mm, 99.95%

Tungsten, rod, 1000mm, diameter 1.6mm, centerless ground, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 25m, diameter 0.02mm, gold plated, 99.95%

Tungsten, foil, light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.01mm, 99.95%

Tungsten, rod, 200mm, diameter 2.0mm, centerless ground, 99.95%

Tungsten, foil, light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.025mm, as rolled, 99.95%

Tungsten, foil, light tested, 50x50mm, thickness 0.05mm, as rolled, 99.95%

Tungsten, foil, not light tested, 50x50mm, thickness 0.004mm, 99.95%

Tungsten, rod, 200mm, diameter 3.0mm, centerless ground, 99.95%

Tungsten, foil, not light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.004mm, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 25m, diameter 0.2mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 10m, diameter 0.38mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 10m, diameter 0.3mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, rod, 25mm, diameter 20.0mm, centerless ground, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 25m, diameter 0.04mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 25m, diameter 0.025mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 10m, diameter 0.025mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 10m, diameter 0.125mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 5m, diameter 0.1mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire reel, 10m, diameter 0.2mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire, straight, 100mm, diameter 0.5mm, 99.9+%

Tungsten, wire, straight, 100mm, diameter 0.25mm, 99.9+%

Tungsten, wire reel, 5m, diameter 0.2mm, clean, 99.95%

Tungsten, wire, straight, 300mm, diameter 0.75mm, 99.9+%