Respiratory symptoms and sociodemographic factors among agricultural workers exposed to calcium carbide as fruits ripening agent in Kuala Kangsar, Perak: a preliminary study
Background: In agriculture, calcium carbide (CaC2) is used as a chemical in fruit ripening and as a source of acetylene gas, which acts as a reducing agent with same fruit-ripening attributes as ethylene. The reaction between CaC2 and moisture produces acetylene, which consequently leads to ripening...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer-Medknow
2017
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62971/1/Respiratory%20symptoms%20and%20sociodemographic%20factors%20.pdf |