What is it about?
In densely populated areas in Nigeria, generators are placed on balconies, doorsteps, chained beside windows and on top of houses to prevent theft. The generators are often run daily from nightfall to morning in households and during business hours for most establishments. The exhaust fumes produced by these generators contain some hydrocarbons and other toxic substances like nitrogen oxides, of carbon, sulphur, lead and carcinogenic benzo(a)pyrene which pose serious health challenges. Cases of death sequel to the use of generators at home are daily reoccurrences because of exhaust fumes inhalation. On the basis of the above, the aim of this study is to evaluate the potential health implications in households which are daily exposed to exhaust fumes using the white mice as a model.
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Why is it important?
The results indicated that the generator exhaust fumes had detrimental effects on the exposed mice, raising concerns regarding daily human exposures in cities like Lagos with a huge reliance on petrol generators.
Perspectives
The observed histological changes and inhibition of the antioxidants defence enzymes; GST and GSH in conjunction with an increase in MDA levels in the liver tissues of test animals exposed to exhaust is a call to city developers to improve electricity infrastructures so as to minimise use of electrical generating sets which leave a trail of pollution and health effects in biological systems.
Henry Ebele Obanya
University of Lagos
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This page is a summary of: Physiological, Oxidative Stress and Histopathological Effects of Exposure of White Mice, Mus musculus to Petrol Generator Exhaust, International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, December 2018, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/ijtdh/2018/45309.
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