_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: mirakalita72@yahoo.com; Int. J. Environ. Clim. Change, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 189-195, 2023 International Journal of Environment and Climate Change Volume 13, Issue 1, Page 189-195, 2023; Article no.IJECC.96717 ISSN: 2581-8627 (Past name: British Journal of Environment & Climate Change, Past ISSN: 2231–4784) Assessment of Environmental Parameters and Occupational Health Hazards of Rural Women in Post Harvest Activities of Assam M. Kalita a* , R. Borah a and N. Bhattacharyya a a Department of Family Resource Management and Consumer Science, College of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785-013,Assam, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJECC/2023/v13i11666 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/96717 Received: 01/12/2022 Accepted: 05/02/2023 Published: 06/02/2023 ABSTRACT Agriculture is the oldest and most dangerous occupation as compared to other occupations. Agriculture is the major national economic contributor for under-developed nations such as India, Brazil, and South Korea. It was estimated that nearly half of the world labor force involved in agricultural activities. An attempt was undertaken to assess the environmental parameters and occupational health hazards in the view point of environmental conditions in post harvest activities. Three blocks were selected randomly from Jorhat sub-division. Two villages from each block were selected randomly and there by all together six villages and 300 farm women were selected proportionately. Both interview and experimental method was considered for collection of data. Personal and demographic characteristics of the respondents showed that 82 per cent belonged to marginal farmers having 1 acre of land. As regards to age of the respondents, 88 per cent falls in the age group of 30-40 years. The mean temperature was found to be 22°C and mean relative Original Research Article