ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2020
Air Quality in the Working Environment and Respiratory Health of Female Congolese Stone Quarry Workers.
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aimEnvironmental and occupational exposure to high dust levels are known to be associated with lung function impairment. We assessed the ambient air quality in the working environment and the respiratory health of female stone quarry workers in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a context of severe economic, security, and health crises.
methodsThis was a case-control study conducted in three stone quarry sites. Participants were 256 dust-exposed female stone quarry workers matched to 256 unexposed female office workers and market tax collectors (
resultsResults showed that exposed women did not use any personal protective equipment (PPE); in quarry sites, abnormally high levels of PM
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