Editing Platinum (section)

==Health risks==
Elemental platinum is not believed to cause significant health risks and no adverse effects have been attributed to platinum exposure.<ref>{{citation|chapter-url=http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/123081/AQG2ndEd_6_11Platinum.PDF|title=Air Quality Guidelines|edition=2nd|chapter=Chapter 6.11 Platinum|publisher=WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark|date=2000|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018173735/http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/123081/AQG2ndEd_6_11Platinum.PDF|archive-date=18 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]] has set a [[recommended exposure limit]] (REL) for platinum as 1&nbsp;mg/m<sup>3</sup> over an 8-hour workday.<ref>{{Cite web|title = CDC – NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards – Platinum|url = https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0519.html|website = www.cdc.gov|access-date = 2015-11-21|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151121070907/http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0519.html|archive-date = 21 November 2015|df = dmy-all}}</ref>

As platinum is a [[catalyst]] in the manufacture of the [[silicone rubber]] and gel components of several types of [[implant (medicine)|medical implants]] (breast implants, joint replacement prosthetics, artificial lumbar discs, vascular access ports, etc.), the possibility that platinum could enter the body and cause adverse effects has merited study. The [[Food and Drug Administration]] and other institutions have reviewed the issue and found no evidence to suggest toxicity [[in vivo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/platinum.html |title=FDA Backgrounder on Platinum in Silicone Breast Implants |publisher=U.S. Food and Drug Administration |access-date=9 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724070851/https://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/platinum.html <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=24 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first = Michael|last = Brook|title = Platinum in silicone breast implants|journal = Biomaterials|volume = 27|date = 2006|doi = 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.01.027|issue = 17|pages = 3274–86|pmid = 16483647}}</ref> Chemically unbonded (metallic, colloidal, or amalgam) platinum has been identified by the FDA as a "fake cancer 'cure'".<ref name="fda">{{Cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/EnforcementActivitiesbyFDA/ucm171057.htm |title=187 Fake Cancer 'Cures' Consumers Should Avoid |publisher=U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502034227/https://www.fda.gov/drugs/guidancecomplianceregulatoryinformation/enforcementactivitiesbyfda/ucm171057.htm |archive-date=May 2, 2017 |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>

Short-term exposure to platinum salts may cause irritation of the eyes, nose, and throat, and long-term exposure may cause both respiratory and skin allergies. The current [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration|OSHA]] standard is 2&nbsp;micrograms per cubic meter of air averaged over an 8-hour work shift.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/81-123/pdfs/0520.pdf |title=Occupational Health Guideline for Soluble Platinum Salts (as Platinum) |publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |access-date=9 September 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311013818/http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/81-123/pdfs/0520.pdf |archive-date=11 March 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>