Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Anbar University - College of Education and Pure Sciences
Abstract
This research was conducted on a random sample of (58) individuals , (38) of them were
directly exposed to cement dust . They were distributed according to units into (9) in oven department ,
(17) individuals in cement grinding department and (12) in packaging department . Ten individuals
were indirectly exposed to cement dust and (10) individuals from inhabitants in villages and suburbs
represented the control group . The study aimed at exploring the effect of exposure to cement dust and
its side-effect on the activity of (ALK , GPT and GOT) chemobiological parameters of workers in Al-
Qaim cement factory , as well as the effect of smoking on increasing the activity these enzymes .
Results of the study indicated a significant increases (p<0.05) in the values of GOT (8.1 I.U/L) , GPT
(7.4 I.U/L) and ALK (8.2 I.U/L) in direct exposure group . Their values in indirect (administrative)
group were ; GOT (5.62 I.U/L) , GPT (7.90 I.U/L) and ALK (7.58 I.U/L) in comparison with the
control group which were (3.8 , 2.1 , 3.7 I.U/L) , respectively . In addition to this , the results revealed
that the effect of cement dust increased with age and the time duration of exposure to pollutants
(cement dust) . These represented the effect of the length of service duration on the value of the
activity these enzymes . Moreover , smoking was influential and led to an increase in the activity these
enzymes values in smoking working in comparison with non-smoking workers .
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