This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-2, 2021
Area
Environmental Science
Author
Lokhande Rohan Shivling
Org/Univ
Karmayogi Polytechnic College, Shelve, Maharashtra, India
Pub. Date
01 April, 2021
Paper ID
V7I2-1288
Publisher
Keywords
Chalk Dust, Health Effects on Teachers

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Lokhande Rohan Shivling. Effects of chalk dust on teacher, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Lokhande Rohan Shivling (2021). Effects of chalk dust on teacher. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(2) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Lokhande Rohan Shivling. "Effects of chalk dust on teacher." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.2 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

The aim of the study is the effect of chalk dust on Teachers Health. Atmospheric pollutants like dust particles, poisonous gases cause air pollution and it affects adversely human health and creates irritation to the nose and throat, an annoyance to human eyes. Also creates other ill effects like headache, allergies, nausea, and similar effects. Chalkdust particles are one of the major problems in schools and colleges. at the time of teaching some chalk, dust particles enter into our body through inhalation process and suffer from diseases like asthma, burning eyes, conjunctivitis, and allergic respiratory or nasal diseases. Control Group ¬–Healthy Controls -100 subjects. Normal healthy age-matched males and females subject(not exposed to any occupational dust) male and female teachers-100 were considered as the subject of this study (exposed to chalk dust particles with work experience 5-30 years) Information was collected by visiting the each teacher. The study subject was interviewed and a questionnaire was filled for each subject, which included details about their age, educational qualification, and health problems such as nausea, headache, irritation, and dryness of throat, weakness, sneezing faced by them. The present study indicates that Teachers faces numerous health problems due to direct inhalation of chalk dust such as asthma, burning eyes conjunctivitis, and allergic respiratory or nasal diseases