Increasing carbonmonoxide blood levels in Bangkok bus drivers
Journal Article
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· Environment International
- Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok (Thailand)
In order to study the effects of air pollution in Bangkok, 31 bus drivers were examined and blood was drawn for measurement of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) prior to and after work. The COHb level before work was 2.19{+-}2.46% (range 0.7.18). It had increased after work to 5.26{+-}2.52% (range 0-10.4) (p<0.001). Twenty-one drivers complained of chronic headaches, myalgia, and eye irritation during working hours. The COHb level was not statistically different between smokers and nonsmokers.
- OSTI ID:
- 45281
- Journal Information:
- Environment International, Vol. 21, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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