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Aim of special session In Nepal there are approximately 1169 registered brick kilns in Nepal employing 2,50,000 people and up to 30% of workers are Click to show full abstract
Aim of special session In Nepal there are approximately 1169 registered brick kilns in Nepal employing 2,50,000 people and up to 30% of workers are <16. Although there are a few studies of brick kiln workers, both historic and recent data indicate that silica exposure is a problem with exposures often exceeding 15 times the threshold limit value (TLV). Presentors: DL Parker, MD,1 Dr. S. K. Joshi,2 Dr. S. M. Thygerson,3 Seshananda Sanjel, Ph.D.4 1HealthPartners Institute, Minneapolis, MN, United States 2Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal 3Environmental and Occupational Health, Department of Health Science, Brigham Young University, UT, United States 4Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Journal Title: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year Published: 2018
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