Carbon Monoxide Poisoning due to Spray Painting of Cars and Automobiles And Reflection on Some Blood Constituents | ||
| Tikrit Journal of Pure Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 17, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 19-25 | ||
| Authors | ||
| N.H. Al-Fhadi; S.M. Al-Rawi; A.S. Shihab | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Many workshops engaging spray painting of cars were distributed in the city of Mosul/Iraq. These workshops used the traditional process of spray painting for coating and preventing car rust. Accordingly CO was emitted and inhaled by workers ( painters) through their period of exposure leading to many complications. The results of this study confirmed the formation of Carboxyhaemoglobin( COHb) in levels exceeding those recommended by authorities guidelines. Fortunately these levels were relatively low and thus causing minor disturbances among painters. The estimated COHb levels ranged from (1.96-2.23) % , (1.88-2.20)% and (1.94-2.24)% for painters of exposure period of 2-7, 7-12 and more than 12 years respectively. Spray painting of cars could be considered to lie within light-heavy category of works. The Effects of COHb appeared to be significant along all periods of exposure for level of (p<0.01). This compound also affected some blood constituents. A significant negative correlations were found among this variable and hemoglobin(Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), iron building capacity and transferrin saturation. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Carbon monoxide; carboxyhaemoglobin; spray paint; car paint | ||
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