Collection Occupational hygiene, Issue 28, 1992 year

Results of dynamic medical observation of the state of the nervous system in female workers, vegetable growing in greenhouses

O.V. Ilyina

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Kiev Research Institute of Occupational Hygiene and Occupational Diseases

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The Kiev Research Institute of Occupational Hygiene and Occupational Diseases has been conducting hygienic and clinical studies for a number of years; at the "Teplichny" state farm - a large farm for the production of vegetables using hydroponic technology.

According to hygienists, during the formation of the plant, violations of hygienic regulations were observed (excess of microclimate parameters, lack of personal protective equipment for workers, the use of pesticides not permitted for indoor ground and non-compliance with technological requirements). Gradually, working conditions in greenhouses have been improved. However, due to the specifics of the use of pesticides in greenhouses (closed cultivation facilities; high intensity of the use of pesticides and other chemical substances in comparison with open ground; the combined effect of chemicals that heats the microclimate and high "falsity; a significant amount of work; manually; lack of seasonality) the impact of their high concentrations on the body of workers occurs not only during the direct application of pesticides, but also during technological operations for caring for plants, harvesting. At the same time, skin contamination with pesticides is noted [6]. The urgency of the problem increases due to the fact that among the substances used, phosphorus-organic compounds, which can easily penetrate through the skin, prevail [5].

Among the diseases of the nervous system, functional disorders of the central nervous system are in the first place (table). Thus, the number of persons with cerebral angiodystonic syndrome has almost doubled. By 1991, the number of all diseases diagnosed in 1985 increased. Among the newly diagnosed diseases, vegetative-vascular dystonia should be distinguished, found in (34.6 ± 5.5)% of women in this group. The disease was probably the result of the impact of unfavorable production factors on the organism of greenhouse workers, since it was in this group that vegetative-vascular dystonia was not diagnosed in 1985. This is confirmed by the results of biochemical studies, indicating the inhibition of serum cholinesterase activity in greenhouse workers with an increase in their production experience [2].

Taking into account the above, it is of interest to carry out further in-depth studies of the state of the nervous system in workers of hydroponic greenhouses.

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