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Abstract
There are large numbers of painting workshops, which located at high density populated areas, placing populations to high risk of exposure, due to the lack of workplace spray painting control, ventilation or personal protection. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to demonstrate the possible environmental problems resulting from the painting processes like airborne particles and solvents mist generation and hence evaluate health hazards that might generate from spray painting in car and furniture workshops, as well as compared with a non-exposed control. The obtained result can be summarized as follow : Increase in serum and urine levels of heavy metals; Pb, Cd, Mn, Cr, Zn and As in car and furniture painters when compared with control group Decrease in serum acetylcholinesterase in car and furniture painters compared to controls. Decrease in Hb, RBCs and platelets count as well as increase in WBCs and their differential counts in car and furniture painters in comparison with controls. Increase in serum glucose content in car and furniture painters. For liver function parameters, decrease in serum total protein and albumin content whereas, increase in urine total protein, urine albumin, serum bilirubin, ALT and AST. For kidney function parameters, increase in serum creatinine and uric acid contents. Lower % predicted lung function (FVC, FEV1, and FEV1/FVC) in spray painters. Experimental animals: rats exposed to painting inhalation in car and furniture workshops showed gradual histopathological changes in trachea and lungs start from duration 14 days and increase gradually till duration of two months exposure compared to control group. Therefore, the present study is to consider the health implications of exposure to paint. Hence great attention must be also paid to environmental protection in planning future social and economic development for exposure to airborne particles and organic solvent, especially spray painting exposure.