Abstract

non-smoking male workers engaged in the production of aluminium alloys were studied for their reproductive performance. The reproductive pa- rameters studied included number of pregnancies, still- births, abortions in their wives and number of neonatal deaths, premature births, congenital abnormalities in their offspring. For comparison, 150 controls belonging to the same age group and socio-economic status and with no occupational exposure to any known physical or chemical agent were also studied. A significant in- crease in the percentage of abortions, congenital defects and a significant decrease in the percentage of livebirths were observed in the exposed group when compared with the control group. This could be due to occupational ex- posure to fumes of aluminium at the workplace.

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