Abstract:
Although petroleum products are the most important sources for energy but they
may cause different side effects to human due to the risk of contamination of the
environment. The individual most frequently exposed to contamination are those
working in petroleum industries and petrol filling stations due to their long exposure
to gasoline and inhalation of the fuel smell for a long time. The present study was
undertaken to assess the extent of damage caused by the chronic inhalation of petrol
fumes on hematopoietic of petrol filling worked in different stations throughout
Benghazi. The study was carried out on 30 adult male as a study group and 15 as a
control group. Hematological estimation was done at University Laboratory and
Microsoft Excel was used as a statistical data program. Results obtained confirm that
all blood parameter respected were within the normal range and this finding was
differs from that obtained in other studies which found significant changes in the
level of haemoglobin, white and red blood cells counts. Although no blood disorders
were detected in the present study, full attention in medical surveillance of workers
by performing further studies should carried out in different stations in different area
in Libya
