Effect of Cement Pollution on Creatinine and Blood Urea in Hamam Al-Alil Factory Workers
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Abstract
The present study investigate the effects on 55 workers which were divided into groups according to the departments of Hamam AL-Alil Cement Factory-Iraq. The parameters included in the study are: potassium, sodium, blood urea, BUN, and creatinine.
The results showed that there was a significant increase in sodium, blood urea and BUN in workers serum which increased with increasing exposure time. The results also showed a significant decrease in potassium in workers serum which increased with increasing exposure time in all factory department. Whereas the creatinine illustrate no significant decrease with increasing exposure time.