New insight on bioaerosol exposure in Waste Sorting Plants: Exposure levels, size distribution, and biodiversity of airborne microorganisms

Bioaerosol emitted by working activities in Waste Sorting Plants (WSP) were associated with several health disorders such as rhinitis, asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. The aim of the study was to investigate the exposure to airborne dust, endotoxins, culturable bacteria and fungi as well as size distribution and biodiversity of bioaerosols in a WSP in France. Exposure to inhalable culturable fungi was from 8.6 x 103 to 1.5 x 106 CFU/m3 and varied as a function of the sampling day, the working area and tasks. Exposure to inhalable endotoxins and dust were low, except 52.5 mg/m3 for one worker involved in maintenance. The gravimetric investigations revealed a polydispersed size distribution (äg = 2.5; 1µm

• Technical datasheet

  Technical datasheet

  • Year of publication

    2016

  • Language

    Anglais

  • Discipline(s)

    Biology - Microbiology

  • Author(s)

    DUQUENNE P., SIMON X., DEGOIS J., COULAIS C., KOEHLER V., GREFF-MIRGUET G., FACON B.

  • Reference

    4/9/2016-TOURS-22th European Aerosols Conférence (EAC2016)
• Associated studie(s)

  Associated studie(s)

  • Microbiological and physical characterisation of fungal aerosols emitted at the work station during sorting and recycling of waste