WHOLE BLOOD CHEMILUMINESENCE IN TRAVERTINE WORKERS
Travertine is a sedimentary rock rich of calcium carbonate that is present in the basin of Aniene and Tiber rivers near Rome (districts of Guidonia and Tivoli). It is largely used as building material and hundreds workers are normally employed in extractive activities. Some of these workers are subjected to professional diseases such as hand arm vibration syndrome, usually found in workers employing stone hammers, and respiratory illnesses caused by dust inhalation…