Correlation Between Work Duration of Gas Station Operators With Mucociliary Transport Time, Hair Pb Level, and Nasal Cytogram
Gas station operators are groups of workers exposed to the risk of dangerous chemical compounds, particularly lead from gasoline and vehicle gas emission that are waiting for a refuelling queue or a vehicle that will depart after completing the refuelling. The research aimed at investigating the correlation between work duration of gas station operators with mucociliary transport time, hair Pb level, and nasal cytogram. The research used the analytic observational method with the cross sectional design, was conducted to the operators of gas station in Tamalanrea and in Gunung Bawakaraeng street from August 2017 until September 2017 with 30 people as total samples. Sample divided into two groups, gas station operator with work duration < 1 year for 15 people and gas station operator with work duration ≥ 1 year for 15 people and each sample was underwent mucociliary transport time examination, hair Pb level examination, and nasal mucosa cytogram examination. The research result indicates that the significant correlation between work duration and mucociliary transport time with p value <0.05 and OR value=11. There is a significant correlation between work duration and Pb hair level with p value 0.05. It can be concluded that the longer work duration as a gas station operator, the higher risk of mucociliary transport time disruption and risk of lead exposure will happen. There is no significant correlation between work duration with nasal cytogram.
