Objectives This study was conducted to assess the concentration of air pollutants at charcoal
sites, the dose-response relationship between site-based exposure levels to air pollutants …

Background: Charcoal processing activities can increase the risk of adverse respiratory
outcomes. Objective: To determine dose–response relationships between occupational …

Lung function impairment among charcoal workers in an informal occupational setting in
Southern Nigeria Page 1 Original Article Vol 13 No 1 September 2017 Lung function impairment …

Charcoal production is often accompanied with gaseous and particulate emission into the
atmosphere and occupationally exposed workers could be affected. This cross sectional …

Charcoal producers live in remote rural areas without much access to services from society.
They perform a hard physical labour that entails risks for accidents and injuries while cutting …

East Kalimantan is one of the largest areas of the coal mining industry, which can cause
many health problems, such as lung disorders. The purpose of this research was to identify …

Background: Wood sector is the second source of employment in Cameroon after the public
sector and the second Cameroon's export product after oil. Objective: In order to provide …

Background Few studies of miners have been carried out in African countries; most are from
South Africa, where the working conditions are assumed to be better than in the rest of …

Background: Wood smoke is emitted during charcoal production and has components
similar to those of oil fumes; thus it inflames the respiratory tract and induces respiratory …

Introduction: There is a paucity of data on the respiratory health status of workers in bottling
factories in Benin City, Nigeria. Such data will help to drive future studies and influence …