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Role of Environmental Pollutants in Liver Physiology: Special References to Peoples Living in the Oil Drilling Sites of Assam

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  • Tapan Dey
  • Kabita Gogoi
  • Balagopalan Unni
  • Moonmee Bharadwaz
  • Munmi Kalita
  • Dibyajyoti Ozah
  • Manoj Kalita
  • Jatin Kalita
  • Pranab Kumar Baruah
  • Thaneswar Bora

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The populations residing near polluted sites are more prone to various types of diseases. The important causes of air pollution are the suspended particulate matter, respirable suspended particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. As limited information is available enumerating the effect of these pollutants on liver physiology of the population living near the polluted sites; in the present study, we tried to investigate their effect on liver of the population residing near the oil drilling sites since birth. In this study, a randomly selected 105 subjects (46 subjects from oil drilling site and 61 subjects from control site) aged above 30 years were taken under consideration. The particulate matter as well as the gaseous pollutants, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, were analyzed through a respirable dust sampler. The level of alkaline phosphatase, alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase enzymes in serum were measured by spectrophotometer. The generalized regression model studies suggests a higher concentration of respirable suspended particulate matter, suspended particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide lowers the alkaline phosphatase level (p

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  • Tapan Dey & Kabita Gogoi & Balagopalan Unni & Moonmee Bharadwaz & Munmi Kalita & Dibyajyoti Ozah & Manoj Kalita & Jatin Kalita & Pranab Kumar Baruah & Thaneswar Bora, 2015. "Role of Environmental Pollutants in Liver Physiology: Special References to Peoples Living in the Oil Drilling Sites of Assam," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(4), pages 1-9, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0123370
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123370
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    1. Hyun-Jin Kim & Jin-young Min & Yong-Seok Seo & Kyoung-bok Min, 2019. "Association of Ambient Air Pollution with Increased Liver Enzymes in Korean Adults," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-10, April.

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