Abstract
In present study, an extensive health survey of 573 lime kiln workers of Maihar and Jhukehi region of Madhya Pradesh was done for impact assessment of occupational and environmental health hazards’ exposure on their health behavior. Various physical and physiological disorders of workers were screened with the cooperation of physicians and consultants. Among the observed health anomalies, eye disorders with 39.08% were ranked the highest, followed by respiratory disorders (20.06%), cardiovascular disorders (17.44%), skin disorders (15.70%), and gastrointestinal disorders (7.64%). Health illness was observed to increase with aging and length of hazard exposure. Key words: Lime kilns, respiratory disorder, skin disorder, respiratory disorder, cardiovascular disorder
Highlights
The constant accumulation of pollutants in the atmosphere is causing great concern to environmentalist
The marked enhancement in disorders was observed with the length of exposure, as; the elder employees were reported suffering from 23.49 and 14.26% eye and cardiovascular disorders respectively, were the workers having 10 to 15 years experience
Sun exposure is thought to be a contributing factor in the development of cataract, opacity in the crystalline lens of the eye (Dolin, 1994). Respiratory disorders is another very common disorder observed among the lime kiln workers
Summary
The constant accumulation of pollutants in the atmosphere is causing great concern to environmentalist. Long-term studies have documented the increased cardiovascular and respiratory mortality associated with exposure to PM (Dockery et al, 1993; Pope et al, 1995). SO2 is emitted largely from burning coal, high-sulphur oil, and diesel fuel Because this gas is usually found in association with particulate pollution as SO2 is the precursor for fine sulphate particles separating the health effects of these two pollutants is difficult. Epidemiological studies indicate that SO2 exposure can lead to a kind of acute health effects typical of particulate pollution. The constituents of lime kilns exhaust air pollutants can broadly be divided into two categories: (a) chemical process derived pollutants such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, tar, sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and traces of other minors, (b) physical process derived pollutants such as CaCO3 , other carbonates, unburnt coal dust, ash and traces of others minors. It is literally a township lilteres with more than 30 small and bigger lime kilns
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