Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2014

PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO SUGAR INDUSTRYWORK PLACE

Dr. S. A. Nayakawadi

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In Maharashtra sugar industry is the largest agrobased industry,plays a key role in economy and provides employment to many peoples from rural areas.The work place of sugar industry is characterized by many stress factors such as high intensity noise, excessive heat, high concentration of dust, toxic fumes of gases and chemicals.The health of the worker is affected by adverse working environment.In present investigation pulmonary function test parametersof randomly selected ten workers from manufacturing section of sugar industry were studied. The workers from general office were taken as control group. It was found that the values of TV, IRV,ERV,IC and VC were at low level as compare to control office workers

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Dr.S.A.NAYAKAWADI PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS IN WORKERS EXPOSED TO SUGAR INDUSTRYWORK PLACE Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue.VI June 2014

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