Health effects of biological agents: the role of endotoxins

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• Personal Author:
  Olenchock, Stephen A.
• Description:
  The presence of endotoxins in nonagricultural occupational settings and their contribution to morbidity were examined in this review. Endotoxins have been reported to affect the immune system, complement and coagulation systems, and to induce pulmonary symptoms. Associations have been reported in humans between decreased pulmonary function and airborne levels of endotoxins. Calculated thresholds of endotoxin exposures resulting in no change in lung function have been exceeded almost 1,000 fold in certain agricultural settings. Endotoxins have been extensively identified in agricultural environments as well as in industrial settings using humidifiers, air conditioners, cooling towers, and water associated processes, and in cotton, wool, and flax, machining, waste disposal, sewage, animal feed, and biotechnology industries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Dust Environmental Health Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Air-quality Airborne-dusts Author Keywords: Agriculture Endotoxin, Occupations Exposure-levels Gram-negative Bacteria Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Lung NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Respiratory-system-disorders Respiratory Disease Toxins

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• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  62-64
• Volume:
  9
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00218933
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1994 Jan; 9(1):62-64
• Contact Point Address:
  Stephen A. Olenchock, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 944 Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:431c1f9920882f6b678723839f98484a48a958e9fd400b4a5ab3c9001a429009624e72637e229c13505df701172d596bd56d47335b6da52d14601b92657836e1
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204834/cdc_204834_DS1.pdf
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