Volume : II, Issue : VII, July - 2013

Pulmonary function test in Petrol Pump workers of Ahmedabad

Dr. Rajula Tyagi, Dr. Devanshi U.

Abstract :

In urban cities like Ahmedabad, there is rapid increase in automobile Vehicles and because of this the number of petrol pumps are also increased. Most of these petrol pumps are located in congested cities, near shopping complexes where the movement of automobile vehicles is very high. These vehicles discharge pollutants like nitrogen oxides,’ carbon monoxide, suspended particulate Matter (SPM) which may have some effects on the pulmonary function. Hence PEFR measurement was done in 50 petrol pump workers to evaluate any effect of them.

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Dr. Rajula Tyagi, Dr.Devanshi U. Pulmonary function test in Petrol Pump workers of Ahmedabad International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 2, Issue : 7 July 2013

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