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

ABSTRACT:

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, neurobehaviora

SUBMITTER: Trushna T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9202949 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature