Risk of kidney stone among workers exposed to high occupational heat stress-A case study from southern Indian steel industry

V Venugopal, PK Latha, R Shanmugam… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Predicted temperature rise is likely to increase the risks of development and
progression of renal/urologic anomalies for workers engaged in physically exerting and high …

Epidemiological evidence from south Indian working population—the heat exposures and health linkage

V Venugopal, PK Latha, R Shanmugam… - Journal of Exposure …, 2021 - nature.com
Changing climate and rising temperatures are predicted to affect millions of workers due to
heat stress risks, especially in tropical settings. We used a cross-sectional study design to …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational heat stress and kidney health in salt pan workers

V Venugopal, R Lennqvist, PK Latha… - Kidney International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Work in heat affects millions of workers. Although kidney function in agricultural
workers is increasingly researched, nonagricultural studies are scarce. In coastal salt pans …

Risk of kidney injury among construction workers exposed to heat stress: a longitudinal study from Saudi Arabia

M Al-Bouwarthan, MM Quinn, D Kriebel… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Saudi Arabia (SA) is one of the hottest countries in the world. This study was conducted to
assess the impact of summer heat stress in Southeastern SA on short-term kidney injury (KI) …

Association between occupational heat stress and kidney disease among 37 816 workers in the Thai Cohort Study (TCS)

B Tawatsupa, LLY Lim, T Kjellstrom… - Journal of …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: We examined the relationship between self-reported occupational heat stress
and incidence of self-reported doctor-diagnosed kidney disease in Thai workers. Methods …

High kidney stone risk in men working in steel industry at hot temperatures

L Atan, C Andreoni, V Ortiz, EK Silva, R Pitta, F Atan… - Urology, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To study the incidence of urinary lithiasis and metabolic alterations among
male employees from a steel industry who were exposed to high temperatures in the work …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational heat stress and kidney health: from farms to factories

FB Nerbass, R Pecoits-Filho, WF Clark… - Kidney international …, 2017 - Elsevier
Millions of workers around the world are exposed to high temperatures, intense physical
activity, and lax labor practices that do not allow for sufficient rehydration breaks. The extent …

[HTML][HTML] Occupational heat stress induced health impacts: A cross-sectional study from South Indian working population

V Venugopal, PK Latha, R Shanmugam… - Advances in Climate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Rising temperature and heat stress risks in the changing climate scenario might potentially
affect workers globally, especially the ones with strenuous workload in tropical settings. We …

Occupational heat exposure and the risk of chronic kidney disease of nontraditional origin in the United States

CL Chapman, HW Hess, RAI Lucas… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Occupational heat exposure is linked to the development of kidney injury and disease in
individuals who frequently perform physically demanding work in the heat. For instance, in …

Diagnostic role of urine specific gravity to detect kidney impairment on heat-exposed workers in a shoe factory in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

G Nainggolan, D Soemarko, P Siregar, A Lydia… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Globally, there are increasing cases of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin
among heat-exposed workers. We aimed to see the kidney damages of indoor heat …