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Eosinophil count in petrol pump workers in and around the Muzaffarnagar City

Deepankar Singh, Syed Neyaz Hasan, Salman Shafi Siddiqui, Megha Kulshreshtha, Tanu Aggarwal, Sudha Agarwal.




Abstract

Background: Benzene exposure is one of the main health concerns for high risk occupations like petrol pump workers. But there is little knowledge about the effect of benzene metabolites on blood parameters.

Aims & Objective: The objective of this study is to find out the effect of benzene exposure on hematological parameter especially eosinophil count on petrol pumps workers.

Materials and Methods: Fifty four (54) petrol pump workers between age group of 20-60 years were included in this study and categorized into 04 groups according to duration of exposure. The data collected are represented as mean ± SD. These changes were statistically significant (

Key words: Eosinophil Count; Benzene; Petrol Pump Workers; Hematotoxicity






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