Open AccessEffect of Wood Dust on Respiratory Health Status of Carpenters
Author(s) -
Mamta Mohan,
Aprajita,
Neeraj Panwar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5568.3231
Subject(s) - carpentry , medicine , environmental health , toxicology , respiratory system , geography , biology , archaeology
Occupational lung diseases form an important part of clinical medicine. Exposure to various chemicals or toxins which are manufactured or processed in industries are lethal for the workers in industries. Although these chemicals at workplace are known to invariably affect all body systems, lungs are most vulnerable to airborne hazards which are caused due to exposure to wood dust in welding, cement and wood industrial sectors.