Robin Lennqvist

Heat stress among salt pan workers of Tamil Nadu

This study finds that heat stress can increase the risk of salt pan workers to a number of health hazards.

Posted on 25 Mar, 2024 01:47 PM

Climate change is expected to increase temperatures by at least 1.5 C around the globe thus increasing the frequency and intensity of heat waves. Increased heat will have a considerable impact on the working population, particularly manual labourers who work in outdoor settings.

Salt pans of Marakkanam (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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