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Environmental Exposure to Air Pollutants and Respiratory Health of Congolese Stone Quarry Workers
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- Proceedings of THE 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF HYOJEONG ACADEMY 2024 (2024.02)바로가기
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- pp.78-82
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- https://www.earticle.net/Article/A489270
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- WHO considers ambient air pollution as the greatest environmental health risk. The “United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Action Notes 2021” reported that 99% of world population live in places with atmospheric air pollutants levels above WHO’s exposure limits. This report is part of “Congo O.S.H. Project 2018-2020”, focusing on the respiratory health of Congolese quarry workers. This was a case-control study conducted in stone quarry sites in Katanga area, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In total, 512 female workers participated in the study; 256 dust-exposed female quarry workers matched to 256 office workers and market tax collectors. They answered a respiratory health questionnaire, underwent physical examination and lung function testing. Air quality was assessed by means of an air quality monitor. Results showed a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) in exposed women, higher PM2.5 (205 ± 13.2 μg/m3 vs. 31.3 ± 10.3 μg/m3; p < 0.001) and volatile organic compounds (VOC, 2.2 ± 0.2 μg/m3 vs. 0.5 ± 0.3 μg/m3; p < 0.01) were observed in quarry sites. Respiratory complaints were common in exposed women (32.4% vs. 3.5%; p < 0.01), with reduced lung capacity (mean PEFR: 344.8 ± 2.26 vs. 405 ± 67.7 L/s; p < 0.001. Congolese stone quarry workers are exposed to high air pollutants levels, which might contribute to impaired lung function.
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study design, sites and participants
2.2. Survey questionnaire, lung function testing and air quality monitoring
2.3. Ethical consideration and statistical analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of the study participants and air quality in the working environment
3.2. Prevalence of respiratory complaints/disorders and lung function test outcomes
3.3. Association between stone quarry work and respiratory complaints/disorders
4. Discussion and conclusion
References
키워드
Air pollutant Particulate matter Quarry worker Respiratory health Volatile organic compound Women.저자
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- 선문효정학술연구회 [Sun Moon Hyojeong Academy Society]
- 설립연도
- 2023
- 분야
- 복합학>학제간연구
- 소개
- Journal of Hyojeong Academia aims to serve as a global platform where researchers and scholars of various disciplines can contribute ideas for our sustainable global community of Co‐existence, Co‐prosperity, and Co‐righteousness. The journal is a multidisciplinary, open‐access, internationally peer‐reviewed academic journal, and it invites all areas of research conducted in the spirit of post materialism including studies centering on God, studies unifying religions and sciences, and studies on all aspects of Co‐existence, Co‐prosperity, and Co‐righteousness.
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- 2023~2026
- 십진분류
- KDC 238 DDC 289
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