Audiometric findings in petrochemical workers exposed to noise and chemical agents.
Noise Health
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2005 Oct-Dec; 7(29): 7-11
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-122019
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the occurrence of hearing loss among workers of a petrochemical industry during a period of five years. The records of environmental noise and solvents measurements and the results of annual audiometry performed by the company were examined. The audiometric results of workers from olefin operational areas 1 and 2 and aromatic plant areas exposed to solvents and noise and utility area workers exposed only to noise were analyzed for the standard threshold shift (STS). Despite the low exposures to solvents and a moderate exposure to noise, 45.3% of workers had hearing losses and 29.6% had STS.
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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Audiometria de Tons Puros
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Limiar Auditivo
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Solventes
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Brasil
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Petróleo
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Estudos de Casos e Controles
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Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado
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Indústria Química
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Noise Health
Assunto da revista:
Audiology
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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