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Assessing chemical risks at the workplace can include a chemicals measurement step whose aim is to assess the exposures of the workers. In order to perform exposure diagnostic assessments that are representative of the risks, the measurements…

(1,3)-B-D-glucans are compounds of biological origin (moulds, yeast, plants, certain bacteria). They may be present in the workplace air and can represent a toxinic risk for exposed workers.

The objectives of the study are to develop and to assess a method…

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…

Occupational allergies are among the most frequent of occupational diseases, because numerous sensitizing substances and organisms are present in the working world. Often underestimated, such pathologies can become very disabling and can…

Microbial aerosols captured by HVAC filters can colonize those filters in appropriate conditions, especially when HVAC system is stopped. The risk of microbial aerosol release downstream filters is increased after a stopping period. After…

Quantitative (CFU counting, ergosterol rate) and qualitative (SEM observations) analyses and a dedicated experimental set-up were combined in this study to examine the growth and release of a bacteria-fungi consortium collected by fibrous…

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Exposure to bioaerosols (bacteria, moulds, and sub-products or fragments of micro-organisms) present in the air at workstations has been established in numerous occupational sectors. In certain employees…

Assessing the risks related to occupational exposure to bioaerosols involves deploying appropriate methods and strategies. Most of the studies for assessing exposure to bioaerosols at the work station in various sectors of occupational…

Anaerobic digestion or “methanisation” is the use of microorganisms to break down organic matter under controlled conditions and in the absence of oxygen. In general, the process pursues two recycling-for-energy goals: one by recovering methane…

(1,3)--D-glucans are polysaccharides from biological origin that may become airborne particles during normal working operations with contaminated materials. Exposure to airborne (1,3)--D-glucans are assumed to induce work related respiratory…