The Respiratory Health of Woodworkers in Accra Timber Market

ISBN-13: 9786204740683 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str.

Isaac Ekow Ennin

Opis

Industrial ambient air particulate matter inhaled in the workplace can cause a variety of health hazards. Exposure to wood dust has been associated with respiratory health problems involving the upper and lower respiratory tracts. Different respiratory health problems have also been associated with different tree species. The wood industry in Ghana processes a mixture of different hardwood species, however, no studies have been reported on the respiratory health effects of these wood species. The main aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the respiratory health effects of wood dust of local wood species on the respiratory health of woodworkers located at the Accra Timber Market who work mostly without the protection of the respiratory system.

O autorze

Ennin, Isaac EkowIsaac Ekow Ennin is currently a lecturer (Human Physiology and Pathophysiology) at the Central University and a visiting scholar at the University of Health and Allied Sciences. Also a Minister in the Love Community Chapel, Ghana.