Effect of carbon monoxide on health workers in a metallurgical factory
- Author:
Thuy Thi Xuan Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
carbon monoxide
- MeSH:
Carbon Monoxide;
manpower
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;10(4):52-55
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Our research was carried out on 133 occupational carbon monoxide exposed workers in a metallurgical factory. The results showed that carbon monoxide concentration in some working places was higher than the allowance limit from 1.4 to 5.3 times. 77.2% indoor environment was polluted by substances coming from factory. This pollution had influenced on the health of 35.3% of workers (influence on nervous, circulatory, respiratory, digestive systems and anemia,..) 16.5% of the cases suffered from occupational carbon monoxide chronic clinical poisoning. The occupational acute carbon monoxide poisoned anamnesis at the factory was 7.3%.
