Quantifying The Cement Air Pollution Related Human Health Diseases In Ariyalur District, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract

This study examines the significant different in seasonal variations of air pollutant concentrations of  Particulate matter, SO2,  NO2,  CO and metals like chromium, lead and nickel collected over five  regions  in Ariyalur district due to cement industries. Occupational cement dust exposure has been associated with an increased risk of respiratory diseases in workers who are employed in cement industries are exposed to cement dust for long periods. Almost all the persons affected by mild type were reversible to normalcy after inhalation of bronchodilators; severe form of bronchial asthma and COPD response to moderate state. The high morbidity and mortality among the cement industry workers and dwellers in nearby industrial areas  may be due to elevated levels of urinary and blood chromium and lead levels and resulting from increased air levels of chromium and lead at the work place.