Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

Snehlata Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, K.B.Women's College, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, IN

Abstract

The paper deals with the occupational health hazards among the mini cement plant workers of Hazaribagh district. The health status data of 500 workers were obtained from five different mini cement plants. During investigations, the results obtained indicated that the workers who have been working continuously for more than five years in this environment were suffering fromrespiratory, skin, eye and heart diseases with chest and stomach pain. It was also noticed that the percentage frequency of affected persons depend upon their age, work experience and sensitivity. It was also noticed that cement plants act as an aging factor for the workers. A few suggestions have been given for protection of health by these workers.

Keywords

Cement Plant Workers, Cement Dust, Occupational Health Hazards.

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Snehlata Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, K. B.Women’s College, Hazaribag-825 301, Jharkhand, IN

Abstract

The present study deals with the toxic effects of an insecticide 'Rogor' on the ovary of Channa punctatus. Results give us clear data of great variation in numerical figure of different oogenic cells. It was found that in each ovarian phase, the normal development of ovary and its oocytes have been retarded due to adverse effect of Roger. The percentage of atretic oocytes (Stage VI) was found to be greater.

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