Silico-pneumocosiosis among stone exploit workers in the experiment of dust control using mouth defense cover of high filtering performance
- Author:
Nguyen Duy Bao
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
silico- pneumocosiosis
- MeSH:
Pneumoconiosis;
Occupational Medicine;
Occupational Health
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;463(10):39-42
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Investigative and test 588 workers of 9 stone exploit and process companies in Binh Dinh finding out and define 19 of them (occupy 3,23%) get silico-pneumocosiosis main 1/10p type. Most of those workers were young, seniority low (6-20 years). People who working less than 5 years haven’t silico-pneumocosiosis. They were given CT-2002 muffler which according to standard of technical target. Filter performance get 85-87% with output 30l/minute. When ventilate output increase to 95l/minute. Performance reduce to 44-46,9%
