Open AccessAssessment of the lung function status of the goldsmiths working in an unorganized sector of India
Author(s) -
Subhashis Sahu,
Biswajit Roy,
Subhabrata Moitra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.106131
Subject(s) - spirometer , context (archaeology) , lung function , medicine , pulmonary function testing , occupational exposure , vital capacity , lung , environmental health , toxicology , geography , biology , diffusing capacity , exhaled nitric oxide , archaeology
Exposure to various types of fumes and gases are very common in Jewelery industries. No Report is available regarding the effects of those fumes and gases on the respiratory functions of the goldsmiths. Due to lack of proper monitoring of the workplace environments in these unorganized sectors, workers get very much affected by the occupational exposures to those irritants.