Journal Article

·1998

Respiratory symptoms and skin disorders in sewage workers

Abdülbari Bener YTU , G.G. Lestringant YTU , Müzeyyen Doğan YTU , A. Ibrahim , M. Asghar Pasha , A. M. Al-Shadli , Mohammed Riajul Islam

Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A

Abstract

This paper reports on the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, skin disorders, status of spirometric lung functions, and amino acid profiles among sewage workers. The data showed that sewage workers had a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms than manual workers, being significantly greater for chronic cough (p

Keywords

Medicine Asthma Sewage Respiratory system Chronic bronchitis Bronchitis Environmental health Internal medicine Environmental engineering

Subject Areas

Occupational exposure and asthma ·Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ·Health Sciences
Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure ·Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ·Physical Sciences
Air Quality and Health Impacts ·Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ·Physical Sciences

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