Effect of heat stress on blood parameters in workers of iron industry : Changes in biochemical and haematological parameters in workers of Iron and steel industries due to heat stress

ISBN-13: 9783844327830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 140 str.

Husna Malik

Opis

Heat has prominent effects on physiological parameters.Along with the biochemical factors (ALT, AST, ALP, Total proteins and Albumin), blood formed elements (RBCs, WBCs and Platelets) are also affected by the long hours of heavy heat loads. Blood electrolytes also show significant variations by heat stress leading to the metabolic acidosis. Increased blood flow towards skin is promoted by the release of vasodilator from the sweat glands. Heat may also cause lethal damages to vital organs like heart, liver and kidney etc. Industrialized countries face major hazards in the form of occupational diseases while developing countries are stressed by occupational injuries. Steel consumption in construction industry is used as a barometer to measure the economic growth of any country. Metals production is directly associated with heat starting from raw ore handling upto the finished products. The heat produced is radiated into the ambient environment and also to the persons handling the metals. This book will provide a great help to understand the relationship of heat stress and various blood parameters in the workers of iron and steel industry.

O autorze

Dr. Husna Malik is working as Assistant Professor at Lahore College for Women university, Lahore, Pakistan. She has done her M.Sc. in Zoology from University of the Punjab, Pakistan. She has completed her Ph.D. from LCWU,Lahore, Pakistan in 2010. Her area of specilization is physiology and blood biochemistry.