A cross-sectional analysis of respiratory ill-health among charcoal workers and its implications for strengthening occupational health services in southern Nigeria

IP Obiebi, PG Oyibo - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
… Therefore it became imperative to estimate the concentration of air pollutants at charcoal
health of charcoal workers and the measures these workers employ to safeguard their health. …

Health risks associated with the production and usage of charcoal: a systematic review

OS Idowu, LB De Azevedo, FV Zohoori, K Kanmodi… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
… The evidence discussed in this work shows that charcoal workers suffer from neglect
associated with poor working practices, lack of training and insufficient enforcement of the use of …

Respiratory health effects of occupational exposure to charcoal dust in Namibia

N Hamatui, RN Naidoo, N Kgabi - … and Environmental Health, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
… Our findings suggest that charcoal workers’ risk for developing respiratory symptoms and
abnormal pulmonary function is influenced by the activities performed and frequency of …

Air quality index from charcoal production sites, carboxyheamoglobin and lung function among occupationally exposed charcoal workers in South Western Nigeria

OO Olujimi, G Ana, OO Ogunseye, VT Fabunmi - Springerplus, 2016 - Springer
… The participants selected for this study were charcoal workers and non-charcoal workers in
Igbo-Ora and Alabata. Socio-demographic characteristics such as age, gender, educational …

Grill workers and air pollution health effects from charcoal combustion in Vientiane capital

V Sychareun, V Vongxay, K Chaleunvong… - … Pollution and Health, 2023 - eprints.qut.edu.au
… and workershealth effects. … charcoal-combusting grill shops/street-carts and Particulate
Matter (PM2.5) measurement, and examined the exposure and health effects among grill workers

Short-term effects of wood smoke exposure on the respiratory system among charcoal production workers

N Tzanakis, K Kallergis, DE Bouros, MF Samiou… - Chest, 2001 - Elsevier
… Our results suggest that wood smoke exposure in charcoal workers is associated with
increased respiratory symptoms and decreased pulmonary function. Longitudinal studies are …

[PDF][PDF] Health problems and conditions of the forestry workers in Turkey

S Özden, I Nayir, C Göl, S EDIŞ… - African Journal of …, 2011 - researchgate.net
… four of the workers employed in wood charcoal generating … to enable the workers to carry
out their works in a health and … Turkey, which is remote from health services and which causes …

Commercial charcoal production in the Ibarapa district of southwestern Nigeria: forestry dividends and welfare implications

KK Salami, WR Brieger - … quarterly of community health …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
… among charcoal bulk buyers and the workers, observations of workers at two èédú (charcoal) …
The community has a variety of health services, including a general hospital managed by …

Wood charcoal and activated carbon dust pneumoconiosis in three workers

E Mello De Capitani, E Algranti… - American journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… other than mineral coal is very limited. Methods We present three cases of wood charcoal
similar to the histological appearance of simple coal workers pneumoconiosis, with no signs of …

Urinary biomarkers in charcoal workers exposed to wood smoke in Bahia State, Brazil

M Kato, D Loomis, LM Brooks, GFJ Gattas… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2004 - AACR
… of exposure to wood smoke among charcoal workers, expressed by the internal dose of …
charcoal workers receive a systemic exposure to genotoxic compounds. Because charcoal