INCREASING CARBON-MONOXIDE BLOOD-LEVELS IN BANGKOK BUS DRIVERS

Authors
SAENGHIRUNVATTANA S WANANUKUL W MOKKHAVESA C OPASI N
Citation
S. Saenghirunvattana et al., INCREASING CARBON-MONOXIDE BLOOD-LEVELS IN BANGKOK BUS DRIVERS, Environment international, 21(1), 1995, pp. 81-84
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Environment international → ACNP
ISSN journal
01604120
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
81 - 84
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-4120(1995)21:1<81:ICBIBB>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
In order to study the effects of air pollution in Bangkok, 31 bus driv ers were examined and blood was drawn for measurement of carboxyhemogl obin (COHb) prior to and after work. The COHb level before work was 2. 19+/-2.46% (range 0-7.18). It had increased after work to 5.26+/-2.52% (range 0-10.4) (p<0.001). Twenty-one drivers complained of chronic he adaches, myalgia, and eye irritation during working hours. The COHb le vel was not statistically different between smokers and nonsmokers.