Open AccessHealth Implications of Occupational Exposure of Butchers to Emissions from Burning Tyres
Author(s) -
Francis Obiora Okonkwo,
Anoka A. Njan,
Chukwuso E.C.C. Ejike,
Uchechukwu U. Nwodo,
Ikechukwu N.E. Onwurah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of global health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 66
ISSN - 2214-9996
DOI - 10.29024/aogh.2321
Subject(s) - environmental chemistry , pyrene , fluoranthene , lung function , urine , occupational exposure , toxicology , particulates , heavy metals , anthracene , chemistry , cadmium , environmental health , medicine , lung , biology , organic chemistry , phenanthrene , biochemistry
Flames from burning scrap tyres are used in de-furring animals for human consumption in most parts of Nigeria. Emissions from tyres are known to contain a myriad of toxic mixtures especially particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds, hazardous air pollutants, and inspirable metals, some of which are known human carcinogens. This cross-sectional study investigated the deleterious health effects of these emissions in occupationally-exposed workers at the Dei-Dei Abattoir, Abuja, Nigeria.
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