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In developing countries the safety gap between
industrialization and' public health is s~ll alarmi~ly
wide. Most of the industrial - opulation in Sri Lanka
is working - . in small plante. Sra,allscale factories are
vital in national economy, have substandard mana~ement8
with poor safety and he~lthy provision for the worker~
and 1'ar 1'rom the reach of community health;, service.
The enviromnent in many 01'these work places leave much
to be desired.
Althoubh the plants of the existin~ industries
were ins~alled at a time when safety standards were not
known. There is little evidence that any of'these projects
had in the plarming sta~e examined the operational history
of similar project in other countries, where antipollution
devices had satisfactory records or proved performances.
In those countries where total elimination was technically
impossible, devices of lower efficiency were reducing
pollutont risks, while research was constantly in search
01'improvement. In develop~ng countries because of the
lack of money, material and technological skill may
make the process non-viable. In our country pollution
hazards only become identiriable after the evidence of
their danbers had mounted up.
Due to rapid industrialization industries are
croppin~ up with-out sufficient consideration, or even
an understanding of their lon( term consequences to
environment and their implication to human health and
welfare. As a develop~ing country development of
industrial resources is crucial for Sri Lanka. However
cost of pollution control is prohibitively high, if we
dont monitor the environment now, we may eventually
,reach a situation worse than the environmental problems
faced by some of the highly de~elop~d countries.
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.., .....-1ead- had- wIde-industrial -uses". ..Ihdeec. '1t .uses
has' been desci-IDea as" a: yard" 'stIck'o!'~ci vlllzatloL:'.'"
Lead-contaIr.iuition', ~'aue- tc)the"ekisslon' rrori: rlidus.t'ry~ --,
has existed for-a ~ery lo~'t1me: -In Srl-tai~a, ~et~lic
lead is heated in o~en air and in ok-ellvessel, to produce
lead oxides. This process performed without any protective
devices like mask. There is no ventilation exhaust system.
General condition of work are below normal and sanitary
measures are poor and inadequate. Which in this case is
the main cause of disturbance and intoxication is produced
and scattered every where. Several contribut~one stressed
the fact that present day ~aseline e~ineB had been I
developed to run on hi~h octone leaded fuels and on
immediate ban on the use of lead would results in loss
of efficiency, hi~her fuel consumption and increased
omission of other pollutants~
L So pollution due to lead will be unavoidable.
Men will have to work with lead in industries,
but they have to be protected a!ainst abnormal lead
absorption and subsequent poisoni~. Therefore it is
imperative to closely monitor the lead leavels in~
the workers to prevent resultir~ health hazards. |
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