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EFFECT OF TYRE SMOKE EXPOSURE ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF SELECTED ABATTOIR WORKERS: A TRANS-AMADI (OGINIGBA ...
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EFFECT OF TYRE SMOKE EXPOSURE ON SOME HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF SELECTED ABATTOIR WORKERS: A TRANS-AMADI (OGINIGBA ...
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Abstract
This investigation was conducted to study the effect of exposure to tyre smoke on serum calcium (Ca) and albumin (Alb) of selected abattoir workers in Oginigba area of Obio Akpor L.G.A., Rivers State. A total of 50 participants were recruited for the study (35 test and 15 control). The test population was divided into five study groups 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-15 and above 15 years of service (exposure years) at the abattoir. Blood samples were collected by veinupuncture and analyzed for serum calcium and albumin using the colorimetric and bromocresol-green method respectively. Compared to 3% of the control population, 49% of the test population had a serum calcium level below the standard reference of 2.20-2.55mmol/l. Results of serum albumin showed that 23% of the test population had levels above the standard reference of 3.5-5.0g/dl whereas the control population had values within the reference range. When the respective test groups were ...
