Estimation of disease burden and multi-dimensional risk factors of chronic respiratory diseases among the residents near sandstone quarries in Jodhpur.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air pollution at mining sites is a global phenomenon; residents living around the sandstone quarries are at risk of CRDs. This is an initial research study to analyze the prevalence of CRDs, and the association of household environmental exposures, individual behaviors, socioeconomic status, and air pollution emissions from opencast sandstone quarry within 500 meters of the Soor Sagar region in Rajasthan, related to CRDs.

Methods

This study represents data collected from the Soor Sagar Jodhpur area as part of a multicentric cross-sectional observational study across nine sites in India. Mapping was done using ArcGIS Pro 2.9, and participants were selected using a grid-based method. The sandstone quarry area location was mainly considered for Rajasthan, with a targ

SUBMITTER: Yadav S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12833363 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature