Usiobeigbe OS¹*, Adebanjo HA², Iyevhobu KO³, Kehinde A⁴, Airhomwanbor KO¹, Oweifa JT⁵, Obohwemu KO⁶, Goodness OB⁷, Asibor E⁸ and Alice PC⁹

¹Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria
²Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria
³Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria
⁴Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria
⁵Public Health Laboratory, Reference Hospital Akure, Ondo-State, Nigeria
⁶Department of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Global Banking School, London, United Kingdom
⁷Department of Nursing, Babcock University Ilisan Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria
⁸Department of Histopathology and Cytopathology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria
⁹Department of Nursing Sciences, Clifford University, Owerrita, Abia State, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Usiobeigbe OS, Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria.

Received: August 22, 2024; Published: September 13, 2024

Abstract

Petrochemicals are products derived from crude oil. These products contain a number of toxins that are considered to be dangerous to human health. Most of these chemicals when released can exhibit unfavorable effects in the air, water and soil pollution which comes in contact with humans and cause various problems such as renal damage. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of petrochemicals in the kidney of fuel attendants in Ibadan metropolis of Oyo state, Nigeria.

Methods: This study is a cross sectional analytical study. Purposeful sampling method was applied to collect the data from the study populations. Investigations was carried out on 200 samples; 100 adult fuel attendants from different filling stations in Oluyole Area of Ibadan metropolis in Nigeria with 100 healthy adults as control. Kidney function tests were performed by evaluating the serum urea, creatinine, electrolytes (potassium, sodium, chloride and bicarbonate) levels of the subjects and control.

Results: The results revealed that serum Urea and Creatinine concentration was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in the tests subject when compared with the control. Also, the fuel attendants show significant (p < 0.05) increase in serum potassium, sodium and chloride ion concentrations compared with the control group.

Conclusion: This study is therefore suggestive of the fact that petrochemicals are environmental stressors. Thus, exposure to petroleum products e.g. gasoline, could possibly trigger biochemical reactions causing adverse effects on vital organs of the body particularly the kidney causing dysfunction and renal damage and prolonged exposure to these petroleum products over time could result to other effects.

 Keywords: Petrochemicals; Petroleum; Gasoline; Fuel Attendants; Kidney Electrolytes

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Citation

Citation: Usiobeigbe OS., et al. “Effect of Petrochemicals to the Renal Electrolytes of Fuel Attendants (A Case Study of Oluyole Area in Ibadan, Nigeria)”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.10 (2024): 53-61.

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