Health Risk Assessment of Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure among Workers in a Thai Rubber Latex Industry

Abstract

The research objective was to assess health risk from exposure to hydrogen sulfide among rubber latex workers. The results showed that the hydrogen sulfide concentrations of fifteen sample air sample were the rage between 0.0537-0.0610 ppm and avenge of 0.0612 ppm. Secondly, levels of knowledge, attitude and preventive behavior among rubber latex workers about exposure to hydrogen sulfide located in moderate. In additional, the receiving training and the knowledge were the strong predictor for preventive behavior (p < 0.05). Finally, assessing health risk from exposure to hydrogen sulfide among workers was 0.1259, which was lower than 1 and acceptable based on United States Environmental Protection Agency. However, the health risk reduction approach among workers from exposure to hydrogen sulfide was recommenced. It divided two parts: (1) the reductions of hydrogen sulfide concentration from rubber latex process and (2) the health risk reduction with rubber latex workers.

Keywords

• rubber latex industry
• hydrogen sulfide
• health risk