AN INVESTIGATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON HEALTH OF WORKERS AT RETAIL PETROL PUMPS

Ninety-four male pump workers, employed in 41 petrol filling stations in Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore) and Lucknow—both in the Ganges plain of north India—were clinically examined. Headache, redness in eyes, lacrimation and signs like coated and/or furred tongue, throat and/or conjuctival congestion an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of occupational hygiene 1991-06, Vol.35 (3), p.347-352
Hauptverfasser:	DAS, MOHAN, BHARGAVA, S. K., KUMAR, A., KHAN, A., BHARTI, R. S., PANGTEY, B. S., RAO, G. S., PANDYA, K. P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Alkaline Phosphatase - blood Environmental Exposure Eye Diseases - chemically induced Headache - chemically induced Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Diseases - chemically induced Petroleum - adverse effects Phenol Phenols - urine
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Zusammenfassung:	Ninety-four male pump workers, employed in 41 petrol filling stations in Kanpur (formerly Cawnpore) and Lucknow—both in the Ganges plain of north India—were clinically examined. Headache, redness in eyes, lacrimation and signs like coated and/or furred tongue, throat and/or conjuctival congestion and carious teeth were significantly higher (P
ISSN:	1475-3162 0003-4878 0003-4878 1475-3162
DOI:	10.1093/annhyg/35.3.347