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Determination of carbon monoxide (CO) as an occupational risk factor at fuel service stations
Authors: Isidro Andrés Tejedor Cassiani & Nini Johana Mena
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The purpose of the research was the determination of
CO as a risk factor for workers in the service stations
of the municipality of Pitalito, Huila, Colombia, where
measurements were made of the concentrationof CO in the work environments of 9 service stations
of petrol, through the gas monitor laptop GX 2009,
brand RKI that allows to measure concentration of
oxygen, CO, H2S and aliphatic hydrocarbons. These
measurements were carried out every 15 minutes
during 2 hours in the morning, at mid-day, evening
and night, repeating the procedure during the 3 days
of 8 working hours. In the first station was obtained
an average of $45.32 ppm CO with a standard deviation
of 19,47 (37,20 ± 19,47), in the second was obtained
48,82ppm CO and a standard deviation of 25,82
(48,82 ± 25,82), in the third (28.12 ± 24.15), in the fourth (37.05 ± 21,44),in the fifth (10.77 ± 12.56), the sixth (- 30.47 ± 25.05), in the seventh (43,53 ± 30,09), in the eighth (42,55 ± 30,96), in the ninth (27,72 ± 20,99) and finally the average concentrations of CO during a labor day in service stations corresponds to 34,02ppm. It is concluded that the concentrations of CO do not follow a pattern of directly proportional relationship with symptoms manifested by the workers; but many are alterations can be directly related to the time of exposure to the CO.