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Volume 24

April - June 2008 (Part-II)

Number  3


 

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Monitoring airborne Iron oxide fumes in
Beam Rolling Mills Factory, In Ahwaz, Iran

Masoud Rafiei1, Zahra Ramezani2, Alaka S. Gadgil3,
Vikram S. Ghole4, Mohammad Aberomand5

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To determine the indoor iron Oxide (FeO) concentrations in two production lines 630 and 650 and compare them with REL- NIOSH.

Methodology: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Hygiene (NIOSH) No 550 is used for the determination of FeO concentrations in Beam Rolling Mills Factory. The total size sample was 80 for indoor FeO in each production line 630 and 650 respectively. Samples (FeO) were collected using low volume sampling pump operated at flow rate of 2 L/min-1 on membrane filters with pore size 0.5 micrometer and 27mm diameter. CTA 3000 Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer was used.

Results: There is a significant difference between mean FeO concentrations in lines 650, 630 and NIOSH (5 mg/m3) (P< 0.05).

Conclusion: It is not a serious health problem for workers. 100% Mean value of Iron oxide concentrations i.e., 20 stations in production lines 650 and 630 are at a safe level.

KEY WORDS: Iron oxide fumes, Pollutant, Monitoring, Beam Rolling Mills Factory.

Pak J Med Sci    April - June 2008 (Part-II)    Vol. 24 No. 3    425-429

How to cite this article:

Rafiei M, Ramezani Z, Gadgil AS, Ghole VS, Aberomand M. Monitoring airborne Iron oxide fumes in Beam Rolling Mills Factory, In Ahwaz, Iran. Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(3):425-9.


 1. Masoud Rafiei,
Dept. of Occupational Hygiene,
2. Zahra Ramezani,
Dept. of Pharmacy,
3. Alaka S. Gadgil,
Dept. of Geography, University of Pune,
Pune 411007, India
4. Vikram S. Ghole,
Division of Biochemistry,
Dept. of Chemistry,
University of Pune,
Pune; 411007, India
5. Mohammad Aberomand,
Department of Biochemistry,
1,2,5: Ahwaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences,
Ahwaz, Iran

Correspondence:

Masoud Rafiei,
E mail: rafiei_2001@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: January 10, 2008
* Revision Received: February 11, 2008
* Revision Accepted: March 19, 2008



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