INDUSTRIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL AND LIVER DAMAGE

摘要

This study reports on the comparison of 48 workers dealing with the disposal of industrial hazardous wastes with 96 control workers who were not exposed to heatotoxic substances. In the presence of a physician, all subjects completed a clinical history questionnaire. They all underwent a general clinical examination and specific blood chemistry tests were performed. In the exposed group it was found that the liver test values were higher than the controls (p=0.001), including total bilirubin (p=0.025), gamma-GT (p=0.028) and ALT (P-0.029). The results suggest that the workers exposed to industrial hazardous wastes may suffer from sickness associated with liver. It was suggested that the adopted protocol, which is easy to apply in the workplace, is a valid means of identifying subjects at risk.