Meo Sultan Ayoub, Al-Drees Abdul Majeed, Rasheed Shahzad, Meo Imran Mu, Al-Saadi Muslim M, Ghani Hamza A, Alkandari Jasem Ramadan
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2009;22(2):143-8. doi: 10.2478/v10001-009-0011-x.
Oil spillage in the sea water is a disaster for marine life and humans in the vicinity. The study aimed at investigating health complaints among subjects involved in oil cleanup operations during a spillage from a Greek oil tanker "Tasman Spirit".
The project was conducted under the supervision of the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The study concerned the respiratory and general health complaints in 50 apparently healthy, non-smoking male workers exposed to crude oil during oil cleanup operations. The exposed group was matched with a similar number of male, non-smoking controls. The health complaints were evaluated based on a comprehensive interview.
The subjects involved in oil cleanup operations had significantly higher rates of health complaints including cough (38%), runny nose (36%), eye irritation/redness (32%), sore throat (28%), headache (28%), nausea (24%) and general illness (18%), compared to their matched controls.
Air pollution due to crude oil spillage into sea water may cause respiratory and general health complaints in workers involved in oil cleanup operations.
海水石油泄漏对海洋生物以及周边地区的人类来说都是一场灾难。该研究旨在调查在希腊油轮“塔斯曼精神号”发生泄漏期间参与油污清理作业的人员的健康投诉情况。
该项目在沙特阿拉伯利雅得国王沙特大学国王哈立德大学医院医学院生理学系的监督下进行。该研究关注了50名在油污清理作业期间接触原油的表面健康、不吸烟男性工人的呼吸道和整体健康投诉情况。暴露组与数量相似的不吸烟男性对照组进行了匹配。通过全面访谈对健康投诉情况进行了评估。
与匹配的对照组相比，参与油污清理作业的人员出现健康投诉的比例显著更高，包括咳嗽（38%）、流鼻涕（36%）、眼睛刺激/发红（32%）、喉咙痛（28%）、头痛（28%）、恶心（24%）和全身不适（18%）。
原油泄漏到海水中造成的空气污染可能会导致参与油污清理作业的工人出现呼吸道和整体健康方面的投诉。
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