Open AccessStudy of the effects of hydrogen cyanide exposure in Cassava workers
Author(s) -
Priya Kali Dhas,
Pachiappan Chitra,
Sylvia Jayakumar,
Aruna Rita Mary
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.93204
Subject(s) - creatinine , hydrogen cyanide , medicine , lipid profile , cyanide , thyroid , iodine , triglyceride , blood sugar , physiology , zoology , chemistry , endocrinology , biochemistry , cholesterol , diabetes mellitus , biology , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
Hydrogen cyanide is the chemical responsible for tissue hypoxia. Chronic exposure to HCN may cause neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular and thyroid defects. Onset of symptoms depends on dose and duration of exposure. Large scale of Cassava processing could be disastrous due to discharge of hydrocyanic acid into the air. Cassava processing is the major industrial work in and around Salem. Hence the present study is taken to assess the effects of HCN exposure in Cassava workers.