scholarly journals Health effects of brick kiln operations: A study on largest brick kiln cluster in Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
Tanmoy Roy Tusher ◽  
Zisan Ashraf ◽  
Shilpi Akter
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Brick Kiln ◽  
Eye Irritation ◽  
Brick Kilns ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Surrounding Areas

Brick manufacturing industry is considered as one of the fastest-growing industrial sectors posing serious health hazards in most South East Asian countries like Bangladesh. A major portion of brick kilns in Bangladesh are located in and around the Dhaka, one of the world’s most densely populated cities, where the health effects of these brick kilns are obvious but yet not completely known. The study was thus performed based on a structured questionnaire survey to assess the health effects of brick kiln operations on kiln workers and local inhabitants at Baghiya of Konabari union in Gazipur near Dhaka of Bangladesh. A total of 100 randomly selected respondents (70 brick kiln workers and 30 local inhabitants) were surveyed. The results of the survey revealed that wood and coal are mostly used fuel for brick production in the study area. The respondents were suffering from skin disease (28%), headache (20%), eye irritation (10%), lung disease (8%), and respiratory diseases such as, asthma (20%), bronchitis (10%) and others (6%) problems, while skin diseases, asthma and other lung diseases were prevalent in workers, and eye irritation, headache and bronchitis were in inhabitants. Inhabitants (36%) who were living in surrounding areas of brick kilns for more than 20 years and workers (40%) who were residing for less than 5 years were suffering most from various diseases. Health education or awareness programs need to be organized since 77.1% and 63.3% of the workers and inhabitants, respectively, were never participated in any health education or awareness programs, and eco-friendly brick kilns should be installed maintaining the existing rules and regulations for minimizing the impacts of brick kiln operation induced air pollution in this respect. South East Asia Journal of Public Health Vol.8(1) 2018: 32-36

scholarly journals Occupational and environmental health hazards in Brick Kilns

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mrinal Kanti Saha ◽  
Syed Jamal Ahmed ◽  
Mohammad Abu Hanif Sheikh ◽  
Md Golam Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Brick Kiln ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
Brick Kilns ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Health Related

Introduction: Industrial safety and a healthy environment reduce the ill- nesses, injuries, and accidental incidents of the workers as well as property damages. The study aimed to identify the health risk issues and assess their impacts on labors around the brick kiln areas in Bangladesh. Materials and methods: The study conducted a survey based on a structured questionnaire to collect health-related compliance from the brick kiln work- ers. It also selected 12 brick kiln clusters in Rajshahi and Gazipur districts, and several samplings were made. The analyzed data were compared with the prescribed national and international standards. Results: The survey results showed that the respondents were suffering from different diseases like respiratory and skin diseases, eye irritation, fatigue, hearing problem, headache, etc., due to the occupational hazard in the kiln areas. The study results illustrated that the particulate matter pollutants, in- cluding PM2.5, PM10, and SPM were found higher than the permissible stan-dard that caused asthmatic disease. Most of the physicochemical  parameters for surface water analysis exceeded the permissible standard indicating water pollution occurred around the kiln areas. The sound level was found higher than the acceptable level of Department of Environment, Bangladesh (DoE) standard 75 dB. Conclusion: The study observed that brick kiln emitted gases caused huge pollution in the areas threatened the human health and the crusher machine created the high intensity of noise resulted in significant adverse health im- pacts of the brick kiln labor. However, most of the labors were not well aware of occupational safety and hazards, and health-related compliances in the kiln areas.

scholarly journals Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE): Emissions of particulate matter from wood and dung cooking fires, garbage and crop residue burning, brick kilns, and other sources

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thilina Jayarathne ◽  
Chelsea E. Stockwell ◽  
Prakash V. Bhave ◽  
Puppala S. Praveen ◽  
Chathurika M. Rathnayake ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Crop Residue ◽  
Inorganic Ions ◽  
Brick Kiln ◽  
Ambient Monitoring ◽  
Organic Species ◽  
Brick Kilns ◽  
Crop Residue Burning ◽  
Testing Experiment ◽  
Combustion Sources

Abstract. The Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE) characterized widespread and under-sampled combustion sources common to South Asia, including brick kilns, garbage burning, diesel and gasoline generators, diesel groundwater pumps, idling motorcycles, traditional and modern cooking stoves and fires, crop residue burning, and a heating fire. Fuel-based emission factors (EF; with units of pollutant mass emitted per kg of fuel combusted) were determined for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), inorganic ions, trace metals, and organic species. For the forced draught zig-zag brick kiln, EFPM2.5 ranged 1–19 g kg−1 with major contributions from OC (7 %), sulfate expected to be in the form of sulfuric acid (31.9 %), and other chemicals not measured (e.g., particle bound water). For the clamp kiln, EFPM2.5 ranged 8–13 g kg−1, with major contributions from OC (63.2 %), sulfate (20.8 %), and ammonium (14.2 %). Our brick kiln EFPM2.5 values may exceed those previously reported, partly because we sampled emissions at ambient temperature after emission from the stack or kiln allowing some particle-phase OC and sulfate to form from gaseous precursors. The combustion of mixed household garbage under dry conditions had an EFPM2.5 of 7.4 ± 1.2 g kg−1, whereas damp conditions generated the highest EFPM2.5 of all combustion sources in this study, reaching up to 125 ± 23 g kg−1. Garbage burning emissions contained relatively high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs), triphenylbenzene, and heavy metals (Cu, Pb, Sb), making these useful markers of this source. A variety of cooking stoves and fires fueled with dung, hardwood, twigs, and/or other biofuels were studied. The use of dung for cooking and heating produced higher EFPM2.5 than other biofuel sources and consistently emitted more PM2.5 and OC than burning hardwood and/or twigs; this trend was consistent across traditional mud stoves, chimney stoves, and 3-stone cooking fires. The comparisons of different cooking stoves and cooking fires revealed the highest PM emissions from 3-stone cooking fires (7.6–73 g kg−1), followed by traditional mud stoves (5.3–19.7 g kg−1), mud stoves with a chimney for exhaust (3.0–6.8 g kg−1), rocket stoves (1.5–7.2 g kg−1), induced-draught stoves (1.2–5.7 g kg−1), and the bhuse chulo stove (3.2 g kg−1), while biogas had no detectable PM emissions. Idling motorcycle emissions were evaluated before and after routine servicing at a local shop, which decreased EFPM2.5 from 8.8 ± 1.3 g kg−1 to 0.71 ± 0.4 g kg−1 when averaged across five motorcycles. Organic species analysis indicated that this reduction in PM2.5 was largely due to a decrease in emission of motor oil, probably from the crankcase. The EF and chemical emissions profiles developed in this study may be used for source apportionment and to update regional emission inventories.

Health effects associated with the disposal of solid waste in landfills and incinerators in populations living in surrounding areas: a systematic review

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 725-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia Mattiello ◽  
Paolo Chiodini ◽  
Elvira Bianco ◽  
Nunzia Forgione ◽  
Incoronata Flammia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Surrounding Areas

scholarly journals Health Education; The Comparison Between With Leaflet and Video Using Local Language In Improving Teenager’s Knowledge of Adverse Health Effect of Smoking

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-51
Author(s):  
Abdullah Abdullah ◽  
Andan Firmansyah ◽  
Asri Aprilia Rohman ◽  
Nurisriani Najamuddin ◽  
Rahmayanti Puang Kuma
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Health Effect ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Adverse Health Effect ◽  
Local Language ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Adverse Health ◽  
The People

Smoking is a usual activity that we always find in our society, although most of the people know the danger of it, the habit of smoking still can be found in a big amount in our society, especially in the teenage area, whose stand in the biggest amount of smoker in Indonesia in this present. Health education changes attitude of young generation through knowledge, which is influence by several elements, such as delivered information, manner or props used, and language. The purpose of this research was to identify the comparison of leaflets and videos using local language to improve knowledge of the adverse health effects of smoking in the teenager. This research used the Quasi Experiment design with Pretest and Posttest Two Group of 120 respondents. The questionnaire used to examine the knowledge of respondents. The result using the Wilcoxon test showed that leaflet and video with local language are equally effective to increase knowledge of respondents of the health effects of smoking(p= -0.000), mean score after intervention by using the local language leaflet is 1.98, and mean score by using local language video is 2.32. So, local video is more effective to improve the knowledge of teenagers about the danger of smoking than the use of local language leaflets.

scholarly journals A systematic literature review of implementation six sigma in manufacturing industries

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Indra Setiawan ◽  
Humiras Hardi Purba ◽  
Fransisca Debora
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Six Sigma ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Manufacturing Industries ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
And Control ◽  
Six Sigma Approach

The Six Sigma approach has received a lot of attention in various industrial sectors from the manufacturing industry to the service industry. More specific knowledge about Six Sigma has grown rapidly. Much of the training and research on Six Sigma is carried out in various industries and university. This literature review related to Six Sigma purpose to provide an overview of Six Sigma implementation in the manufacturing industries.  The Six Sigma approach that has been introduced and implemented for a long time is DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). This paper discusses the published literature related to Six Sigma ranging from 2015 to 2020. This paper involves the study review of 50 papers related to the implementation of Six Sigma of known database search including Elsevier, Science Direct, Emerald Insight and Google Scholars. This literature review contains results from a variety of different perspectives. The perspective includes the focus of the industry, the focus of the number of distribution by country, the focus of the year of publication and the focus of the number of publishers. In fact, this is useful for all types of manufacturing industries to find solutions to problems. The paper also provides advantages for researchers next to add to the literature.

scholarly journals Analysis of syphilis incidence in the Republic of Mordovia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 29-32
Author(s):  
Ekaterina V. Blinova ◽  
Oksana P. Balykova ◽  
Denis I. Laseev ◽  
Natalya N. Chernova ◽  
Ludmila I. Kitaeva
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Morbidity Rate ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Social Patterns ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Republic

Objectives - to study the syphilis morbidity rate in the population of the Republic of Mordovia in years 2015-2017, to determine the age, sex and social patterns of morbidity. Material and methods. The subject of the analysis was the data of the official annual report on sexually transmitted infectious diseases, and contagious skin diseases in the Republic of Mordovia in 2015-2017. Results. In 2017 the syphilis morbidity comprised 21.1 per 100k (total of 171 cases), this result is 2.8% lower than in 2016 (21.7 per 100k). In general, the morbidity rate remains 1.5 times higher than overage in Russia. Despite the positive dynamics, the preconditions for the further prevalence of syphilis among the population remain. Conclusion. Additional measures are required, aimed at raising the general cultural level and health education of the population, regarding to the safe sexual behavior, especially among people of fertile age.

scholarly journals Geo-Spatial Distribution and Comparative Assessment of Brick Kiln Industry: Appraisal on Kulpi Block in Diamond Harbour Sub-Division, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1028-1036
Author(s):  
Shiladitya Purakayastha
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Female Worker ◽  
Comparison Analysis ◽  
Brick Kiln ◽  
Brick Kilns ◽  
Block Based ◽  
Unorganized Sector ◽  
Settlement Growth

Abstract: Brick is one of the most important building materials and the demand of it is continuously rising for high increasing of population and the demand for settlement growth. Brick kilns in India are considered by traditional types of manufacturing and established as a significant industry in the unorganized sector. Percentage of female worker is more than male and in most of the cases total family be involved. Indian brick industry is the second biggest in the world after the China which provides livelihood. Among 9 Blocks of Diamond Harbour Sub-Division, Kulpi is the largest block based on number of brick kiln industry. Total brick kiln of the Sub division is 101. But Kulpi has 44 Brick Kilns (equal to 43.46%) covering an area of 60,000 Bigha or 80.3 Sq. Kms acquiring 25.83 % area of the Block itself. Author has attempted to observe the geo-spatial scenario and analysis of brick kiln industry of Kulpi block. Keywords: Locational Status, Brick Kiln Industry, Distribution, Comparison, Analysis, Kulpi Block

scholarly journals Analysis of the Application Effect of Health Education in Skin Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Weijie Qi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Observation Group ◽  
Hamd Score ◽  
Mood Score ◽  
The Difference

<p>Objective: to analyze the effect of health education intervention in clinical nursing of patients with skin diseases. Methods: from January 2018 to March 2019, 122 patients with skin diseases were admitted to our hospital and randomly divided into two groups, with 61 cases in each group. The selected patients gave informed consent to this study. The control group was given routine dermatological care, and the observation group was given systematic health education. The treatment effect, mood score and quality of life score of the two groups were compared. Results: the treatment time, recurrence times and outpatient treatment times of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P &lt; 0.05); the HAMA score and HAMD score of the observation group after intervention were lower than the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P &lt; 0.05). Conclusion: the implementation of health education for patients with skin diseases during the nursing process can effectively promote the recovery of the condition and reduce the number of treatments and recurrences. At the same time, it can improve the patients’ bad mental mood and improve the quality of life of the patients.</p>

The Effect of Technological Innovation and Market Size on Manufacturing Structure: Evidence from the World’s Largest Tobacco Producer and Seller

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 2422-2444
Author(s):  
Song Teng ◽  
Liu Yuxin
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Tobacco Industry ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Market Size ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: As the world’s largest tobacco producer and seller, China’s rapid development of the tobacco industry is inextricably linked to the promotion and support of the manufacturing industry. The optimization and adjustment of the manufacturing structure (MS) is critical in determining the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry. This study examines the impact of technological innovation and market size on MS optimization in China using provincial data from 2001 to 2016. We obtain the following main results. First, market size and technological innovation are important drivers in optimizing MS. Technological innovation increases productivity and results in the redistribution of production factors across industrial sectors, altering the industrial structure. The market size facilitates labor division, which boosts productivity. Second, institutional innovation is critical for optimizing MS. It strengthens the impact of technological innovation and market size on MS rationalization. Furthermore, the study’s findings are robust to a variety of estimation techniques, several alternative proxies for core explanatory variables, and a long list of control variables. An important implication of the study’s findings is that the Chinese government should implement effective institutional reforms to accelerate China’s manufacturing industry’s development. China’s tobacco industry, in particular, will achieve higher quality development based on the transformation and upgrading of the overall manufacturing industry.

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