Assessment of Lung Function in Scavenger Workers at Some Waste Dumpsites in Baghdad City

IF 0.4 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution Pub Date : 2024-03-28 DOI:10.3233/ajw240019

Huda A. Khaleel, Adel H. Talib, Maitham A. Sultan

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Abstract

Waste scavengers face occupational hazards from exposure to toxic landfill emissions, putting them at risk for respiratory illnesses. This study aimed to assess the impacts of landfill gases on lung function in scavengers. Spirometry was used to evaluate lung function in scavengers at 5 dumpsites in Baghdad compared to non-exposed controls. The results showed that winter measurements in the internal measuring point for carbon dioxide indicated that the highest concentration was 454.89 ppm in the Adhamiya landfill and the lowest concentration was 397.65 ppm in the Baghdad Aljadeeda landfill. Lung disease cases were recorded and correlated to landfill sites, work duration, and seasons. The results of the lung efficiency examination showed a clear decrease in spirometry parameters at high-pollution landfill sites with varying concentrations of particulates and gases compared to the control group—more airway restriction cases correlated with increased years of scavenger exposure and higher pollutant levels. As noted, severe respiratory symptoms increased in the summer season likely due to the influence of climatic factors.

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对巴格达市一些垃圾堆放场清扫工人肺功能的评估

垃圾清扫工因暴露于有毒的垃圾填埋场排放物而面临职业危害，使他们面临罹患呼吸系统疾病的风险。本研究旨在评估垃圾填埋场气体对清扫工肺功能的影响。研究人员使用肺活量测定法对巴格达 5 个垃圾场的清扫工的肺功能进行了评估，并与未接触的对照组进行了比较。结果显示，对二氧化碳内部测量点的冬季测量结果表明，阿宰米耶垃圾填埋场的二氧化碳浓度最高，为百万分之 454.89，巴格达 Aljadeeda 垃圾填埋场的二氧化碳浓度最低，为百万分之 397.65。记录的肺病病例与垃圾填埋场、工作时间和季节相关。肺活量检查结果显示，与对照组相比，在颗粒物和气体浓度不同的高污染垃圾填埋场，肺活量参数明显下降--更多的气道受限病例与清扫工接触年数增加和污染物水平升高有关。如前所述，可能由于气候因素的影响，严重呼吸道症状在夏季有所增加。

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Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-

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期刊介绍： Asia, as a whole region, faces severe stress on water availability, primarily due to high population density. Many regions of the continent face severe problems of water pollution on local as well as regional scale and these have to be tackled with a pan-Asian approach. However, the available literature on the subject is generally based on research done in Europe and North America. Therefore, there is an urgent and strong need for an Asian journal with its focus on the region and wherein the region specific problems are addressed in an intelligent manner. In Asia, besides water, there are several other issues related to environment, such as; global warming and its impact; intense land/use and shifting pattern of agriculture; issues related to fertilizer applications and pesticide residues in soil and water; and solid and liquid waste management particularly in industrial and urban areas. Asia is also a region with intense mining activities whereby serious environmental problems related to land/use, loss of top soil, water pollution and acid mine drainage are faced by various communities. Essentially, Asians are confronted with environmental problems on many fronts. Many pressing issues in the region interlink various aspects of environmental problems faced by population in this densely habited region in the world. Pollution is one such serious issue for many countries since there are many transnational water bodies that spread the pollutants across the entire region. Water, environment and pollution together constitute a three axial problem that all concerned people in the region would like to focus on.