Respiratory Disorders Associated with Occupational Inhalational Exposure to Bioaerosolsamong Wastewater Treatment Workers of Petrochemical Complexes
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respiratory disorders associated with occupational inhalational exposure to bioaerosols among wastewater treatment workers of petrochemical complexes
background: workers in wastewater treatment plants are exposed to a wide range of chemicals as well as biological contaminants. objective: to ascertain whether exposure to bio-aerosols under the normal working conditions in wastewater treatment plants is associated with any significant changes in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function capacities. methods: 198 employees of wast...
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2008-6520,2008-6814
DOI: 10.15171/ijoem.2015.458