Reducing agate dust exposure in Khambhat, India: Protective practices, barriers, and opportunities
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Cost–benefit analysis of installing dust control devices in the agate industry, Khambhat (Gujarat)
It is well known that an exposure to crystalline silica gives rise to silicosis and silico-tuberculosis (TB). In the agate industry of Khambhat (Gujarat) not only workers but also people staying in the vicinity of the agate-grinding facilities are exposed to crystalline silica. To reduce their dust exposure, dust control devices were developed. There are approximately 500 grinding machines loca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Occupational Health
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1341-9145,1348-9585
DOI: 10.1002/1348-9585.12067