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Evaluation of admissions to health units because of exposure to boron in Kırka (Eskişehir) preliminary report

Kırka (Eskişehir)' da bor'a maruz kalan halkın sağlık birimlerine başvurularının değerlendirilmesi

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7–10
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2022-10-18
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The admissions to the Health Center due to pulmonary emphysema, asthma and bronchitis in six settlements where the level of boron was found to be equal or higher than 0.6 mg/I were significantly greater than those in the other settlements where the level of boron was found to be lower than 0.6 mg/1.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, it was evaluated the admissions of people who live in Kırka and of the workers who work in Etibank Kırka Borax Company, to the health units.
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Key Findings & Data:Among 695 male workers and 11 female officers in the Company, occupational physician contacts per person were 7.5 and 19.2 respectively during the last five years.
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Conclusion & Impact:The admissions to the Health Center due to pulmonary emphysema, asthma and bronchitis in six settlements where the level of boron was found to be equal or higher than 0.6 mg/I were significantly greater than those in the other settlements where the level of boron was found to be lower than 0.6 mg/1.
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In this study, it was evaluated the admissions of people who live in Kırka and of the workers who work in Etibank Kırka Borax Company, to the health units. The registration of .diseases based on outpatient visits of Etibank Kırka Borax Company and Kırka Health Center have been screened retrospectively for the last five years. The level of boron in collected water samples was determined by the Colorimetric Carmine method. Among 695 male workers and 11 female officers in the Company, occupational physician contacts per person were 7.5 and 19.2 respectively during the last five years. Among 2 294 men who are in the similar age group (18-54 yr) as the male workers, the Health Center physician contact per person was 1.2 during the last five years. Admissions due to gastritis-duodenitis to the health unit of Company were significantly greater than those in the Health Center. According to the upper limit value of boron (0.6 mg/1) in drinking water determined by EPA, the settlements were divided into two groups. The admissions to the Health Center due to pulmonary emphysema, asthma and bronchitis in six settlements where the level of boron was found to be equal or higher than 0.6 mg/I were significantly greater than those in the other settlements where the level of boron was found to be lower than 0.6 mg/1.

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Bu çalışmada, Kırka'da yaşayan halk ve Kırka Boraks madeninde çalışan işçilerin sağlık kuruluşlarına başvurulan değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında Etibank Kırka Boraks İşletmesi ve Kırka Sağlık Ocağına hastalık nedeniyle son 5 yılda yapılan başvurular taranmıştır. Toplanan su örneklerindeki bor düzeyi Kblorimetrik Karmin yöntemi ile saptanmıştır. İşletmede çalışan 695 erkek işçi ve 11 kadın memurun iş yeri hekimine başvuru sayısı 5 yıllık sürede kişi başına sırasıyla 7,5 ve 19,2 olmuştur. Erkek işçilerle aynı yaş grubundaki (18-54 yaş) 2 294 erkeğin Sağlık Ocağı hekimine başvuru sayısı aynı sürede 1,2 idi. İşletme Sağlık Birimine gastrit-düedonit nedeniyle olan başvurular Sağlık Ocağına olan başvurulardan anlamlı derecede fazlaydı. İçme sularında EPA tarafından belirlenmiş 0,6 mg/l'lik bor düzeyine göre yerleşim birimleri ikiye ayrılmıştır. Bor düzeyinin 0,6 mg/1 ve üzerinde saptandığı 6 yerleşim yerinde amfizem, astım ve bronşit nedeniyle olan başvurular, bor düzeyinin 0,6 mg/l'nin altında saptandığı diğer yerleşim yerlerinde olanlara göre anlamlı derecede fazla bulunmuştur.

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ÜNSAL, A., METİNTAŞ, S. (2022). Evaluation of admissions to health units because of exposure to boron in Kırka (Eskişehir) preliminary report. Ekoloji Çevre Dergisi, Cilt: 11 - Sayı: 44, 7–10. https://ajindex.com/articles/499385

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