Authors : P.M. Patil
Page Nos : 71-75
Description :
On a global scale the household use of solid fuels is the most important source of indoor pollution and the exposure to the byproducts of combustion of biomass fuel particularly wood smoke has been related to chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. In India 95% households use wood as the primary cooking fuel. The smoke released due to incomplete combustion of unprocessed solid biomass fuel contains high volume and number of health damaging air borne pollutants such as PM, CO, NO2, SO2 formaldehyde and other organic compound. Prolong exposure to such air borne pollutants have adverse effect on lung function which causes COPD in which lung functions is reduced. In this study 50 women exposed to biomass fuel were selected form village M.Khotwadi. Information regarding age, height, weight, type of fuel, number of hrs exposed to smoke, no. of yrs., types of kitchen were collected.Spirometry was performed in these women. Spirometric parameter forced expiratory volume per second and forced viral capacity were recorded. In this study we found out of 50 women 24 (48%) were suffered from COPD.
