TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of Health Status of Turkish Ceramic Workers
AB  - Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluation of health status of Turkishceramic workers (n=99). For this purpose, leukocyte (WBC), hemoglobin (HGB),haematocrit (HCT), thrombocyte (PLT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartateaminotransferase (AST), creatinine (CR), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) levelswere investigated in workers and their controls (n=81). Also spirometry tests, chestradiographs and workplace dust measurement were analyzed.Methods: As and Hg levels determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma MassSpectrometry (ICP-MS). AST, ALT and CR levels were analyzed by Konelab Prime60i auto-analyzer while Hb, PLT, WBC numbers and HCT percentages weremeasured by Coulter LH780. Chest radiographs of workers were taken by using ashort exposure time with high voltage technique. Standard spirometry measurementsof workers and controls were done with a dry seal spirometry Dust samples werecollected with badge dosimeter and analyzed by gravimetrically.Results: In this study, WBC, PLT, AST, ALT, CR, As and Hg levels of workers higherwhile HGB and HCT levels lower than the controls. 38 workers were diagnosed withsilicosis, 9 workers were suspected to have silicosis, whereas 52 workers were foundto be healthy. Average value of FEV1/FVC ratios was found to be 81.430±5.314(Mean ± SD) for workers and 81.31±5.22 (Mean ± SD) for controls. The meanconcentration of respirable total dust in workplace was 3.58 mg/m3.Conclusion: Ceramic workers must be considered as risky persons as their workingconditions affect many organs and systems in their body such as liver, kidney andhematopoetic system.
AU  - BAŞARAN, NURŞEN
AU  - iritaş, servet birgin
AU  - Bacanlı, Merve
AU  - Gunduzoz, Meside
AU  - Tutkun, Engin
AU  - Yılmaz, Ömer Hinç
AU  - Anlar, Hatice Gül
DO  - 10.5152/clinexphealthsci.2017.664
PY  - 2018
JO  - Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
SN  - 2459-1459
SP  - 202
EP  - 206
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/375212
ER  -