The Relationship between Working Conditions and Adverse Health Symptoms of Employee in Solar Greenhouse

Biomed Environ Sci. 2015 Feb;28(2):143-7. doi: 10.3967/bes2015.018.

Abstract

To determine the correlation between the working environment and the health status of employees in solar greenhouse, 1171 employees were surveyed. The results show the 'Greenhouse diseases' are affected by many factors. Among general uncomforts, the morbidity of the bone and joint damage is the highest and closely related to labor time and age. Planting summer squash and wax gourd more easily cause skin pruritus. Asthma-related cough, eye disease, and skin pruritus are significantly correlated with the cultivation of wax gourd. The application of inorganic fertilizer and fertigation dramatically induce the bone and joint damage. The smell of covering film greatly influence skin pruritus. Personal protection is badly scanty and normative occupational health and safety need to be completed.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Asthma / chemically induced
  • Cough / chemically induced
  • Crops, Agricultural
  • Educational Status
  • Environment, Controlled*
  • Eye Diseases / chemically induced
  • Fertilizers / toxicity*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Nose Diseases / chemically induced
  • Occupational Exposure*
  • Pesticides / toxicity*
  • Pruritus / chemically induced
  • Risk Factors
  • Stomach Diseases / chemically induced
  • Workplace*

Substances

  • Fertilizers
  • Pesticides