Determination of Carboxyhemoglobin Levels and Health Effects on Officers Working at the Istanbul Bosphorus Bridge

Urban air pollution is a problem throughout the world. Carbon monoxide (CO), one of the major air pollutants, is an odorless, colorless, tasteless, and toxic gas, which is mainly produced by incomplete combustion of the fossil fuels such as gasoline and kerosene. The main outdoor sources of CO gas a...

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Published in:Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 2004-12, Vol.39 (4), p.1129-1139
Main Authors: Kocasoy, Günay, Yalin, Hayat
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Air pollution
Carbon monoxide
Carbon Monoxide - analysis
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - etiology
Carboxyhemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin - analysis
Case-Control Studies
Chi-square 2 (test)
Combustion
Female
Health
Health Status
Humans
Inhalation Exposure
Male
Occupational Exposure
Parking garages
Smokers
Smoking
Student-t test
Toxic
Toxicology
Turkey
Urban Population
Vehicle Emissions - analysis
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Summary:Urban air pollution is a problem throughout the world. Carbon monoxide (CO), one of the major air pollutants, is an odorless, colorless, tasteless, and toxic gas, which is mainly produced by incomplete combustion of the fossil fuels such as gasoline and kerosene. The main outdoor sources of CO gas are vehicle exhausts, industrial effluents, and fires. When inhaled CO gas causes occupational hazards especially on workers who work at the junctions of heavy traffic roads and at the inefficiently ventilated closed areas such as parking garages and car repair shops. The purpose of this research was to determine the relation between carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) and CO levels and its health effects on cashiers working at the Istanbul Bosphorus Bridge. In the research the carbon monoxide and carboxyhemoglobin levels in the alveolar air of the numbers of the test group and the control group were measured and a questionnaire consisting of questions related to the personal information, their habitats as smoking or not smoking and the health conditions of the test and control group members were filled by interviewing them. The data obtained was analyzed by using Microsoft Excel Table Graphic Program, Chi-Square (2) Test and the Student-t Test. The results indicated that smokers are affected more by the CO than the nonsmokers.
ISSN:1093-4529
1532-4117
DOI:10.1081/ESE-120028418