DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjams.2026.v14i04.026

Pages: 590-603

The rubber industry workers are frequently exposed to different organic solvents, dust, fumes which can cause health hazards including liver injury. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the occupational exposure to rubber industry effluents on liver and kidney function of workers of West Bengal, India. This study was carried out in 170 male rubber industry workers and 50 control group workers of Hooghly district of West Bengal. The study parameters consist of liver enzymes and some biochemical parameters. Besides, environmental parameters were taken from recent factory records of environmental analysis. A modified questionnaire has been used to study the socio-demographic pattern of workers and control group. The result of this study revealed that physical parameters, liver enzymes, and bilirubin (direct and indirect) levels were significantly higher in rubber industry workers compared to control group. But other biochemical parameters- total protein and albumin level significantly decreased compared to control. But random blood sugar, creatinine and CRP values significantly higher in rubber workers compared to control, indicating stress on hepatic and renal function among workers of rubber industry. The results of our study also focuses that workers of different departments of rubber industry like mixing (most dusty), boiler and production units and office (less dusty) have significantly higher liver enzymes and CRP level indicating association of higher level of pollutants with liver function and inflammatory reaction. Crude OR values indicate BMI and shifting pattern of duty in rubber industry can alter the metabolic pattern and responsible for elevated liver enzymes. But multiple logistic regression equations indicate alcoholism and CRP level are the risk factors for elevated liver enzymes. The study concluded that exposure to rubber dust and mixture of hydrocarbons have extensive effects on liver function parameters, creatinine level and CRP. Ther