Results of the search of scientific studies, publications and communications

The aim of this article is to present an overview of endotoxin concentration levels recorded over more than eleven years in various sectors of activity in France. The use of these exposure levels helps to support the two endotoxin guideline values…

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…

A study was carried out at a waste sorting centre in France processing dry recyclable household waste and dry recyclable commercial and industrial waste. The aim was to study exposure to bioaerosols and dust. The results confirm that waste and…

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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…

Noting that a new version of the cup was now commercialised and the assumption that the use of viscous liquids, not evaporating, could increase the sampling duration and modify the physical performances, the objective of this work was to characterize…