River Pollution by Heavy Metals and Associated Impacts on the Adjacent Community, the Case of Holeta and Golli Rivers, Holeta Town, Ethiopia

Table 8

The types of chemicals frequently exposed, means of keeping their safety and health problems of the flower farm workers.

Parameter	Category	Frequency	Percentage (%)
The type of chemicals workers frequently exposed	All kinds of chemical	58	43.9
	Insecticides and Fungicide	47	35.6
	Not interested to respond	20	15.2
	Fertilizers	3	2.3
	Insecticides	2	1.5
	Fungicides	2	1.5
Ways of keeping their work safety	Not wear safety materials	102	77.3
	Wear safety materials	30	22.7
The workers keeping their work safety	Frequent headache	47	35.6
	Skin rash or irritation	35	26.5
	Rapid weight loss	16	12.1
	Kidney problem	12	9.1
	Gynecological problem	10	7.6
	Asthmatics	8	6.1
	Persistent cough	4	3
The workers frequent health problem	Chemicals used in the farm	93	70.5
	Not interested to respond	28	21.2
	The work is tiresome	6	4.5
	Prolong working hours	4	3.0
	Lack of rest time	1	0.8