stone crushers: 44 stone crushers make Amravati gasp for ...

Feb 25, 2017· 44 stone crushers make Amravati gasp for breath. Stone crushers operating near Amravati Enclave, are causing respiratory problems to residents, say doctors. CHANDIGARH: Residents of Amravati ...

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Isolated FEV1 Reduction among Stone Crusher Workers- A ...

The stone crusher industry are one of the main source of emission of dust particles in ambient air. ... prevalence rate of respiratory illness or symptoms among stone crusher workers than non-workers. The most common ... diseases It is known that all stone crushing processes are

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(PDF) EFFECT OF DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO SILICA DUST ON ...

EFFECT OF DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO SILICA DUST ON LUNG FUNCTION IMPAIRMENT IN Sachin B. Rathod et al STONE CRUSHER WORKERS OF MARATHWADA REGION EFFECT OF DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO SILICA DUST ON LUNG FUNCTION IMPAIRMENT IN STONE CRUSHER IJCRR WORKERS OF MARATHWADA REGION Vol 05 …

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An investigation into respiratory health problems of ...

Mar 05, 2018· In the process of crushing stone, mineralogical materials are released into the environment. The material includes dust, fumes, ashes or other industrial waste which may constitute toxic elements. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the respiratory health problems of stone crushing industry workers in Bangladesh.

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Effect of Stone Crusher on Ambient Air Quality

These stone crushers (Fig. 1) are important for local economy but have adverse effect on air quality due to emission of dust particles in surrounding area. This results in respiratory diseases, low visibility in nearby area and reduction in growth of vegetation. Even though stone crushers are socio-economically

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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN STONE CRUSHERS | The …

Jan 08, 2012· These stone crushers though socio-economically an important sector, gives rise to substantial quantity of fine fugitive dust emissions which create health hazards to the workers as well as surrounding population by way of causing respiratory diseases.

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Deterioration of pulmonary function with duration of ...

Background and Objectives: In stone crusher workers, one of the major health hazards is respiratory disorder. Globally, it is most common occupational disease and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Prevalence of respiratory disease depends upon amount of silica exposure and duration of exposure.

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Disorders of Respiratory System: Causes, and Treatments

Aug 11, 2021· Some Common Disorders of Respiratory System. 1. Emphysema. It is one of the respiratory disorders in which there occurs loss of elasticity of the bronchiole or alveolar sac due to inflation or abnormal distention. The walls of alveoli are damaged, resulting in the decrease of the surface area of the lungs.

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An asthma patient in every house - Tribune

Jan 13, 2017· "In every home you will find an asthma patient and children with respiratory diseases." ... This large uptick in stone crushing is due to the increasing demand of the limestone from the area ...

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Respiratory Health and Urinary Trace Metals among ...

Urinary Co, Ni, As, and Se were higher in stone-crushers than in control participants. Wheezing was more prevalent (p = 0.021) among stone-crushers (23%) than among taxi-drivers (6%).

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Cardio-respiratory status of stone grinders and brick ...

Dec 01, 2014· Prevalence of respiratory diseases of stone grinders and brickfield workers when compared to industrial workers of West Bengal [12], it was found that 27.66% and 26.6% stone grinders suffered from chest pain or tightness and chronic cough respectively in comparison to the cement workers (28.9% and 23.3%), cotton workers (32.27% and 33.07% ...

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IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Respiratory Health and Urinary ...

Background: Thousands of artisanal workers are exposed to mineral dusts from various origins in the African Copperbelt. We determined the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function, and urinary metals among artisanal stone-crushers in Lubumbashi. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 48 male artisanal stone-crushers and 50 male taxi …

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NIOSHTIC-2 Publications Search - Centers for Disease ...

Respirable crystalline silica dust generated during stone crushing operations has been linked to chronic lung disease and increased risk of tuberculosis. In India, most stone crushing mills operate without any dust control or containment systems. This investigation in the Khurda District of Orissa demonstrated a reduction in respirable particulate mass following the application of a …

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Stone-Crushing Workers in Lalmonirhat: Silicosis death ...

Mar 31, 2020· The stone-crushing workers in Patgram upazila are left to suffer as most are too poor to afford treatment for an irreversible lung disease silicosis which is their occupational hazard. Silicosis ...

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Serum copper levels among quartz stone crushing workers: a ...

The present cross sectional study was carried out among 134 workers of quartz stone crushing units to assess the serum Cu activity among quartz stone workers without disease. Demographic and occupational details of the subjects were recorded on the predesigned proforma. Standard diagnostic criteria ...

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Environmental health assessment of stone crushers in and ...

stone crushers may produce several diseases, chief among them being pneumoconiosis (Zenz et al., 1994). Silicosis, caused by inhalation of dust containing silica, is an important form of this disease. Respiratory damage resulting from such exposures can range from reversible functional changes to reversible damage to the

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Lungs of dust: Stone crushing workers slowly dying from ...

Feb 21, 2018· In this time he has treated hundreds of stone crushing workers with respiratory and skin diseases. He is currently working at the Rangpur Medical College Hospital. He said that most of the stone crushing workers have the incurable lung disease silicosis, caused by extended exposure to silica dust. The disease causes permanent and irreversible ...

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stone crushers: 44 stone crushers make Amravati gasp for ...

Feb 25, 2017· Stone crushers operating near Amravati Enclave, are causing respiratory problems to residents, say doctors. CHANDIGARH: Residents of Amravati Enclave near Panchkula have complained about air and noise pollution because of re-starting of crushers adjoining national highway 22 on PanchkulaShimla road and Burj Kotian zone in …

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1. ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND MITIGATION …

dumping of the stone. Crushing of stones Transport of stone from quarry area to crushing area. Stone handling activities at the respective site. ... lung disease and other respiratory disorders. Along with that goggles and helmet will be provided to the workers for safety.

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Alarming Pollution Problems of Stone Quarries and Crushers ...

Oct 09, 2018· Prof. Dr. P. K. Jena. stone quarrying and crushing industries play a very significant role in the industrial and urban development programmes for construction of roads, buildings, sheds and other similar activities.These industries are generally located around industrial and urban areas to meet their growing demands of the construction materials.

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The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease - WHO

The Global Impact of Respiratory Disease – Second Edition Forum of International Respiratory Societies Print ISBN: 9781849840873; e-ISBN: 9781849840880 ... Workers at a stone crushing mine in India, working without adequate safety measures, …

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This work is licensed Pulmonary Problems among Quarry ...

other respiratory diseases and subjects who had undergone abdominal or chest surgery were excluded from the study.15 Cluster sampling method was used. The quarry workers organized themselves in clusters within the stone crushing in-dustrial site. Five clusters were randomly selected from 10 clusters that made up the site using simple random ...

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Dust exposure risk from stone crushing to workers and ...

Data regarding workers' health indicated the maximum age distribution among the workers was between the age groups of 20-35 years (46.15%). Results also showed that stone crushing workers suffered from symptoms of respiratory diseases (82.17%), allergies (72.13%), headaches (75.09%), coughing (78.36%), and tiredness (92.31%).

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MORBIDITY PROFILE OF STONE CRUSHER WORKERS WITH …

heavy dust concentration from stone crushers, may produce several diseases. Methods: The present study was aimed to assess the morbidity profile of workers working in stone crusher industry. A cross-sectional study was carried out among the workers of the stone crushers located in Ratua at a distance of 23 km to the north of Bhopal city.

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An investigation into respiratory health problems of ...

investigates the respiratory health problems among workers in stone crushing industries in Lalmonirhat district, about 360km north of Dhaka, the capital of the country. It also explores the extent and nature of respiratory health problems among workers. Inhalation of dust containing silica causes silicosis and lung fibrosis[1, 2]. In the process of

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Problems cause by mining iron ore:

Problems cause by mining iron ore: Products. As a leading global manufacturer of crushing, grinding and mining equipments, we offer advanced, reasonable solutions for any size-reduction requirements including, Problems cause by mining iron ore:, quarry, aggregate, and different kinds of minerals.

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Pulmonary function tests in stone crushers.

Stone crushers of Marathwada region of Maharashtra exposed to silica dust were prone to develop lung disorders as indicated by reduced value of FEF25-75% and PEFR. PMID: 25906617 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] ... Respiratory Function Tests*

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Respiratory Ailments of Stone Crusher Workers in ...

Abstract: The study was carried out among stone crusher workers and nearby residents to assess the respiratory ailments occurring due to exposure of silica dust. Stone crusher impact zones are covered with Granite, Silica sand and Morrum. The various crushing

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Air pollution in stone crushing industry, and associated ...

Stone crushers are small scale industries in the unorganised sector. They provide basic material for road and building construction. They are highly labour intensive. The various unit operations involved in stone crushing viz., size reduction, size classification and transfer operations have the …

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Guidance for Controlling Silica Dust from Stone Crushing ...

Controlling Silica Dust from Stone Crushing with Water Spray Technology Health Effects of Crystalline Silica Respirable crystalline silica causes silicosis and is associated with lung cancer, tuberculosis and other chronic respiratory diseases, chronic renal disease, and autoimmune diseases like scleroderma and rheumatoid arthritis.

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Respiratory health of the informal stone crushers in Dar ...

Introduction. Stone crushing in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania is largely an informal occupational activity, with approximately 7000 workers exposed to varying level of respirable dust. A highly marginalized, self employed, informal stonecrusher is prone to multiple work related risks, particularly dust related respiratory diseases. Aim.

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lung disease in crusher workers

Objectives: The aim of this study was to study the patients working in stone crushing units presenting with respiratory symptoms for occupational lung disease, silicosis. Patients and Methods: Over a span of 2 years, 176 consecutive new stone crusher workers diagnosed with silicosis were clinically evaluated, including radiological ...

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Stone crushing industry exposes workers to deadly ...

Sep 28, 2017· The disease causes inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. Silicosis symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, fever and cyanosis. Reports show that silicosis was the cause of 46,000 deaths globally in 2013, dropping from 55,000 deaths in 1990. The labourers working in the stone crushing ...

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Pulmonary Problems among Quarry Workers of Stone Crushing ...

Abstract. Background: Respiratory problem is one of the major health hazards in dust-exposed workers; it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. Objective: To determine the prevalence of respiratory problems and lung function impairment among quarry workers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Methods: Respiratory problems and lung function were studied in 403 …

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