Pulmonary function in aluminium smelter and surrounding community - A case study

Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-316

  Chattopadhyay, B P ^a   Saiyed, H N ^b   Roychowdhury, A ^a   Alam, J ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

Electrolysis; Hall heroult smelting process; Pulmonary function study; Respiratory impairment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LUNG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALUMINUM; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 39749104776     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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