Ventilatory Impairment In Petrol Pump Workers.

The lung functions of 133 subjects (33 controls and 100 petrol pump workers) were studied. The study group comprised of healthy non-smoking males in the age group of 20-40 years working in different petrol pumps in Jammu city and its outskirts within a radius of 10 km for more than one year. The control group comprised of 33 healthy non-smoking adult males between the age group of 20-40 years working in the hospital. The results show that ventilatory efficiency of lung is decreased in petrol pump workers. The decline in lung functions in petrol pump workers could be due to exposure to petrol fuel vapours, diesel exhaust and airborne particulate matter at petrol pumps.