Environmental monitoring and health assessment in an industrial town in central India: A cross-sectional study protocol.

Autor: Trushna T; Department of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Dhiman V; Department of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Aher SB; Department of Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment (Air), ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Raj D; Department of Environmental Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Ahirwar R; Department of Environmental Biochemistry, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Shubham S; Department of Environmental Pathology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Nandi SS; Department of Environmental Monitoring and Exposure Assessment (Air), ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India., Tiwari RR; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2022 Jun 16; Vol. 17 (6), pp. e0264154. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 16 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264154
Abstrakt: Background: Textile industry has been widely implicated in environmental pollution. The health effects of residing near manufacturing industries are not well documented in India, especially in central India. Hence, a cross-sectional environmental monitoring and health assessment study was initiated as per directions of the local authorities.
Methods: Comprehensive exposure data about the concentrations of relevant pollutants in the ambient air and ground water samples in the study area will be collected over one year. Using stratified random sampling, 3003 apparently healthy adults will be selected from the study area. Sociodemographic and anthropometric information, relevant medical and family history, and investigations including spirometry, electrocardiogram, neurobehavioral tests, and laboratory investigations (complete blood count, lipid profile and random blood glucose) will be conducted. Finally Iodine azide test and heavy metal level detection in urine and blood samples respectively will be conducted in a subset of selected participants to assess individual pollution exposure. Ethics approval has been obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of the National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (No: NIREH/IEC-7-II/1027, dated 07/01/2021).
Discussion: This manuscript describes the protocol for a multi-disciplinary study that aims to conduct environmental monitoring and health assessment in residential areas near viscose rayon and associated chemical manufacturing industries. Although India is the second largest manufacturer of rayon, next only to China, and viscose rayon manufacturing has been documented to be a source of multiple toxic pollutants, there is a lack of comprehensive information about the health effects of residing near such manufacturing units in India. Therefore implementing this study protocol will aid in filling in this knowledge gap.
Competing Interests: I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: The study on which this protocol is based was funded by a commercial organisation (Aditya Birla Grasim Industry Ltd) which owns the major viscose rayon manufacturing unit in the study area (Birlagram Nagda) as per the directions of local pollution control authorities. However, the funding agency has no role in design/conduct of the study, decision to publish, or preparation/submission of this manuscript and this does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. No author received any direct payment from the industry with regards to their contribution to this manuscript or the study as a whole, in terms of employment or individual consultancy charges. The authors have no other relevant declarations relating to patents, products in development, marketed products, etc.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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