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A real-time investigation on public health consequences of chromium laden effluent from the leather industries

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العنوان: A real-time investigation on public health consequences of chromium laden effluent from the leather industries
المؤلفون: Rinaldo John, Anand Prem Rajan
المصدر: Indian Journal of Public Health, Vol 66, Iss 1, Pp 27-32 (2022)
بيانات النشر: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Public aspects of medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: bioremediation, chromium, tannery, wastewater, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
الوصف: Background: Extensive evidence of elevated chromium (Cr) in the surface and groundwater exists. However, the importance of exposure toward Cr-associated health risks in areas with tanneries is still often neglected. These situations prompted an independent research study to investigate the views of those close-knit communities who are being directly affected by this tannery village. Objectives: To establish an understanding of the local demographics and; exploratory data analysis (EDA) to discover patterns in the occurrence of diseases; measure the awareness of residents of the presence of Cr and its harmful health effects. Methods: The EDA technique was used to conduct survey studies on data to uncover patterns, identify anomalies, test hypotheses, and validate assumptions using summary statistics and graphical representations. Results: Out of 14 diseases directly linked to high Cr toxicity, the study reported high levels of diarrhea, epigastric pain, and moderate-to-severe cases of vertigo among those aged more than 22 years. With over 90 active tanneries and toxic Cr released to the environment in a town of
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 0019-557X
Relation: http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2022;volume=66;issue=1;spage=27;epage=32;aulast=John; https://doaj.org/toc/0019-557X
DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1511_21
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/f64e05cf5ecd4158b8e0507cf4ded238
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.f64e05cf5ecd4158b8e0507cf4ded238
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الوصف
تدمد:0019557X
DOI:10.4103/ijph.ijph_1511_21