Introduction: Non-mechanized sugar cane harvesting preceded by burning, an important and prevalent professional activity of agribusiness segment of the Brazilian economy, exposes workers and people of neighboring towns to high concentrations of pollutants and, therefore, potentially several risks to health hazards. Objectives: Assessing cardiopulmonary impacts and inflammatory markers in sugarcane workers and volunteers from a nearby town in non-harvest and harvest periods.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
222
City of Mendonça (urban area and sugarcane plantations)
Mendonça, São Paulo, Brazil
Lung function
Measurements of lung function in pre harvest and during harvest period
Time frame: six months
Heart rate variability
To evaluate parameters of heart rate variability in pre harvest and during harvest periods
Time frame: six months
Oxidative stress
Measurement of blood levels of antioxidant enzymes and malonaldehyde
Time frame: six months
Environmental evaluation
Measurement of athmospheric concentration of particulate matter.
Time frame: one year
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