Objectives: Biomonitoring of exposure in workplaces has gained importance in evaluation of human health hazards. Since occupational exposure to petroleum hydrocarbons may have …
Long-term exposure to organic solvents is known to affect human health posing serious occupational hazards. Organic solvents are genotoxic, and they can cause genetic changes …
PV Rekhadevi, M Mahboob… - Environmental and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Fuel (diesel and petrol) constitutes a complex mixture of volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbons among them benzene (BZ), toluene (TOL), and xylene (XYL) are considered …
SB Chavan, SS Jadhav - National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and …, 2017 - njppp.com
Background: Currently, air pollution is one of the crucial issues with growing concern. Automobile exhaust consists of mixture of soot, gases including oxides of sulfur and of …
N Sharma, N Gupta, R Gupta - JK Science, 2012 - jkscience.org
The lung functions of 133 subjects (33 controls and 100 petrol pump workers) were studied. The study group comprised of healthy non-smoking males in the age group of 20-40 years …
The relationship between Nigerian Bonny Light crude oil (NBLCO) induced hypoglycaemia and endogenous serum insulin concentration; the role of antioxidant vitamin C or E …
SA Eshkoor, SJ Marashi, P Ismail, SA Rahman… - Genet Mol …, 2012 - academia.edu
We evaluated the possible influence of glutathione S-transferase mu (GSTM1) and glutathione S-transferase theta (GSTT1) genes on genetic damage due to occupational …
Epidemiologic and experimental data suggest that exposure to petroleum hydrocarbon exert toxicities on variety of organs of living system such as the lungs, liver and kidney. Because …
H Sharma, S Agarwal - Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and …, 2015 - academia.edu
ABSTRACT Background and Objective: In India, petrol filling workers are employed rather than self employed, increasing the potential danger for exposure to harmful vapours during …