Open AccessHealth survey in gypsum mines in India
Author(s) -
Subroto Nandi,
Sarang Dhatrak,
Debasis M Chaterjee,
Umesh Laxman Dhumne
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.58396
Subject(s) - environmental health , medicine , personal protective equipment , literacy rate , test (biology) , pulmonary function testing , gypsum , covid-19 , pathology , disease , population , paleontology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology
Mining is a hazardous occupation in which workers are exposed to adverse conditions. In India, gypsum mining is mainly carried out in the state of Rajasthan, which contributes about 99% of the total production.